Another shooting on the southeast side
This a drive-by, mid-day
Or near there, not far from the park
About a block from where the other shooting was last month
(Or was it last week?)
Shots were fired from an SUV heading northbound, Eastown
The target a rival, but they didn't hit the target this time
They hit a kid we think had nothing to do with it
I disintegrate, become invisible
I wanna see it where I couldn't when it happened
I wanna see it all first hand this time
I want to know what it felt like
So I float behind police lines
Reconstruct the scene in fragments of memories
I wanna know what his mother looked like up close
I wanna see her leaning over his body
So I float there, transcend time
I wanna capture it accurately
I wanna know what the color of the blood was
I wanna write it all down so I can always remember
If you could see it up close how could you ever forget?
How senseless death, how precious life
I wanna be there when the bullet hit
And the crowd poured out as the shots drowned into siren sounds
Out of their houses now and over front yards
All the way up to the place where the police tape ran to mark the crime scene
Everybody trying to catch a glimpse of what was happening
Everybody gossiping, "Whose kid got hit? Where'd it hit him? And who could've fired it?"
Everybody wondering, "How did it happen again? And is he dead? These children, our kids"
Everybody wondering how far they were from where the victims live
And I visit them, their houses
Inside my dream, I visit them
Leaves the crime scene, travels further back
'Til far before the shooting
Through their windows
To their living rooms
I see them younger this time, playing games and doing homework
All these marks of youth
Soon transformed coldly into stone
For fights and stupid feuds
For ruins wrapped in gold
And cruelly I recall why I have come to find a reason
But there cannot be a reason, not for death
Not like this, not like this
Three days later, they made funeral plans, the family
Three days later, a mother had to bury her son
Not far away the shooter holed up in a hotel
Near to the highway with a friend and the gun
That same gun
He'd fled immediately, but was identified by witnesses
His picture on TV, only 20 years old
They called him "Grandpa"
He was older than the others by a year
Maybe two, and
He was safe for awhile until somebody saw him there
And notified the authorities
Who surrounded the hotel
First arresting an accomplice while attempting to flee
Then chasing him up the staircase to the floor where he'd stayed
He closed the door hard behind him
Locked himself in the room
They could've kicked in the door
But knew the gun was still with him
One he'd already used and so they feared what he'd do
I floated up through the window of a room to the West
I hovered out to the hallway, tried to listen in
His uncle begging and pleading, half-collapsed to the floor
Said, "There is always a chance to rectify what you've taken
Make your peace in the world"
I thought to slip through the door, I could've entered the room
I felt the burden of murder, it shook the earth to the core
Felt like the world was collapsing
"Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?
Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?
Can I ever be forgiven 'cause I killed that kid?
It was an accident, I swear it wasn't meant for him
And if I turn it on me
If I even it out
Can I still get in or will they send me to Hell?
Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?"
I left the hotel behind
Don't wanna know how it ends
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:12.545]Another shooting on the southeast side
[00:15.134]This a drive-by, mid-day
[00:20.417]Or near there, not far from the park
[00:22.712]About a block from where the other shooting was last month
[00:26.027](Or was it last week?)
[00:27.983]Shots were fired from an SUV heading northbound, Eastown
[00:32.464]The target a rival, but they didn't hit the target this time
[00:37.128]They hit a kid we think had nothing to do with it
[00:45.194]I disintegrate, become invisible
[00:48.526]I wanna see it where I couldn't when it happened
[00:55.220]I wanna see it all first hand this time
[01:01.806]I want to know what it felt like
[01:05.262]So I float behind police lines
[01:08.568]Reconstruct the scene in fragments of memories
[01:11.727]I wanna know what his mother looked like up close
[01:15.033]I wanna see her leaning over his body
[01:18.501]So I float there, transcend time
[01:21.651]I wanna capture it accurately
[01:24.956]I wanna know what the color of the blood was
[01:31.137]I wanna write it all down so I can always remember
[01:34.891]If you could see it up close how could you ever forget?
[01:38.402]How senseless death, how precious life
[01:41.761]I wanna be there when the bullet hit
[01:44.876]
[01:55.678]And the crowd poured out as the shots drowned into siren sounds
[01:59.943]Out of their houses now and over front yards
[02:03.007]All the way up to the place where the police tape ran to mark the crime scene
[02:07.076]Everybody trying to catch a glimpse of what was happening
[02:14.581]Everybody gossiping, "Whose kid got hit? Where'd it hit him? And who could've fired it?"
[02:20.584]Everybody wondering, "How did it happen again? And is he dead? These children, our kids"
[02:26.602]Everybody wondering how far they were from where the victims live
[02:31.318]And I visit them, their houses
[02:34.587]Inside my dream, I visit them
[02:42.548]Leaves the crime scene, travels further back
[02:45.876]'Til far before the shooting
[02:48.509]Through their windows
[02:50.015]To their living rooms
[02:51.861]I see them younger this time, playing games and doing homework
[02:57.420]All these marks of youth
[02:59.905]Soon transformed coldly into stone
[03:02.863]For fights and stupid feuds
[03:05.804]For ruins wrapped in gold
[03:08.025]And cruelly I recall why I have come to find a reason
[03:13.566]But there cannot be a reason, not for death
[03:17.993]Not like this, not like this
[03:25.970]
[04:02.340]Three days later, they made funeral plans, the family
[04:11.297]Three days later, a mother had to bury her son
[04:38.116]Not far away the shooter holed up in a hotel
[04:42.146]Near to the highway with a friend and the gun
[04:47.030]That same gun
[04:55.457]He'd fled immediately, but was identified by witnesses
[05:00.307]His picture on TV, only 20 years old
[05:04.114]They called him "Grandpa"
[05:06.499]He was older than the others by a year
[05:10.921]Maybe two, and
[05:13.117]He was safe for awhile until somebody saw him there
[05:20.659]And notified the authorities
[05:22.781]Who surrounded the hotel
[05:24.801]First arresting an accomplice while attempting to flee
[05:28.362]Then chasing him up the staircase to the floor where he'd stayed
[05:32.234]He closed the door hard behind him
[05:34.457]Locked himself in the room
[05:36.177]They could've kicked in the door
[05:38.214]But knew the gun was still with him
[05:40.444]One he'd already used and so they feared what he'd do
[05:44.148]I floated up through the window of a room to the West
[05:48.125]I hovered out to the hallway, tried to listen in
[05:55.925]His uncle begging and pleading, half-collapsed to the floor
[06:01.914]Said, "There is always a chance to rectify what you've taken
[06:06.066]Make your peace in the world"
[06:07.800]I thought to slip through the door, I could've entered the room
[06:11.761]I felt the burden of murder, it shook the earth to the core
[06:15.719]Felt like the world was collapsing
[06:19.906]"Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?
[06:23.731]Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?
[06:27.598]Can I ever be forgiven 'cause I killed that kid?
[06:31.198]It was an accident, I swear it wasn't meant for him
[06:35.113]And if I turn it on me
[06:37.202]If I even it out
[06:39.219]Can I still get in or will they send me to Hell?
[06:43.050]Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?"
[06:46.650]I left the hotel behind
[06:48.589]Don't wanna know how it ends
Another shooting on the southeast side
This a drive-by, mid-day
Or near there, not far from the park
About a block from where the other shooting was last month
(Or was it last week?)
Shots were fired from an SUV heading northbound, Eastown
The target a rival, but they didn't hit the target this time
They hit a kid we think had nothing to do with it
I disintegrate, become invisible
I wanna see it where I couldn't when it happened
I wanna see it all first hand this time
I want to know what it felt like
So I float behind police lines
Reconstruct the scene in fragments of memories
I wanna know what his mother looked like up close
I wanna see her leaning over his body
So I float there, transcend time
I wanna capture it accurately
I wanna know what the color of the blood was
I wanna write it all down so I can always remember
If you could see it up close how could you ever forget?
How senseless death, how precious life
I wanna be there when the bullet hit
And the crowd poured out as the shots drowned into siren sounds
Out of their houses now and over front yards
All the way up to the place where the police tape ran to mark the crime scene
Everybody trying to catch a glimpse of what was happening
Everybody gossiping, "Whose kid got hit? Where'd it hit him? And who could've fired it?"
Everybody wondering, "How did it happen again? And is he dead? These children, our kids"
Everybody wondering how far they were from where the victims live
And I visit them, their houses
Inside my dream, I visit them
Leaves the crime scene, travels further back
'Til far before the shooting
Through their windows
To their living rooms
I see them younger this time, playing games and doing homework
All these marks of youth
Soon transformed coldly into stone
For fights and stupid feuds
For ruins wrapped in gold
And cruelly I recall why I have come to find a reason
But there cannot be a reason, not for death
Not like this, not like this
Three days later, they made funeral plans, the family
Three days later, a mother had to bury her son
Not far away the shooter holed up in a hotel
Near to the highway with a friend and the gun
That same gun
He'd fled immediately, but was identified by witnesses
His picture on TV, only 20 years old
They called him "Grandpa"
He was older than the others by a year
Maybe two, and
He was safe for awhile until somebody saw him there
And notified the authorities
Who surrounded the hotel
First arresting an accomplice while attempting to flee
Then chasing him up the staircase to the floor where he'd stayed
He closed the door hard behind him
Locked himself in the room
They could've kicked in the door
But knew the gun was still with him
One he'd already used and so they feared what he'd do
I floated up through the window of a room to the West
I hovered out to the hallway, tried to listen in
His uncle begging and pleading, half-collapsed to the floor
Said, "There is always a chance to rectify what you've taken
Make your peace in the world"
I thought to slip through the door, I could've entered the room
I felt the burden of murder, it shook the earth to the core
Felt like the world was collapsing
"Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?
Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?
Can I ever be forgiven 'cause I killed that kid?
It was an accident, I swear it wasn't meant for him
And if I turn it on me
If I even it out
Can I still get in or will they send me to Hell?
Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?"
I left the hotel behind
Don't wanna know how it ends
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:12.545]Another shooting on the southeast side
[00:15.134]This a drive-by, mid-day
[00:20.417]Or near there, not far from the park
[00:22.712]About a block from where the other shooting was last month
[00:26.027](Or was it last week?)
[00:27.983]Shots were fired from an SUV heading northbound, Eastown
[00:32.464]The target a rival, but they didn't hit the target this time
[00:37.128]They hit a kid we think had nothing to do with it
[00:45.194]I disintegrate, become invisible
[00:48.526]I wanna see it where I couldn't when it happened
[00:55.220]I wanna see it all first hand this time
[01:01.806]I want to know what it felt like
[01:05.262]So I float behind police lines
[01:08.568]Reconstruct the scene in fragments of memories
[01:11.727]I wanna know what his mother looked like up close
[01:15.033]I wanna see her leaning over his body
[01:18.501]So I float there, transcend time
[01:21.651]I wanna capture it accurately
[01:24.956]I wanna know what the color of the blood was
[01:31.137]I wanna write it all down so I can always remember
[01:34.891]If you could see it up close how could you ever forget?
[01:38.402]How senseless death, how precious life
[01:41.761]I wanna be there when the bullet hit
[01:44.876]
[01:55.678]And the crowd poured out as the shots drowned into siren sounds
[01:59.943]Out of their houses now and over front yards
[02:03.007]All the way up to the place where the police tape ran to mark the crime scene
[02:07.076]Everybody trying to catch a glimpse of what was happening
[02:14.581]Everybody gossiping, "Whose kid got hit? Where'd it hit him? And who could've fired it?"
[02:20.584]Everybody wondering, "How did it happen again? And is he dead? These children, our kids"
[02:26.602]Everybody wondering how far they were from where the victims live
[02:31.318]And I visit them, their houses
[02:34.587]Inside my dream, I visit them
[02:42.548]Leaves the crime scene, travels further back
[02:45.876]'Til far before the shooting
[02:48.509]Through their windows
[02:50.015]To their living rooms
[02:51.861]I see them younger this time, playing games and doing homework
[02:57.420]All these marks of youth
[02:59.905]Soon transformed coldly into stone
[03:02.863]For fights and stupid feuds
[03:05.804]For ruins wrapped in gold
[03:08.025]And cruelly I recall why I have come to find a reason
[03:13.566]But there cannot be a reason, not for death
[03:17.993]Not like this, not like this
[03:25.970]
[04:02.340]Three days later, they made funeral plans, the family
[04:11.297]Three days later, a mother had to bury her son
[04:38.116]Not far away the shooter holed up in a hotel
[04:42.146]Near to the highway with a friend and the gun
[04:47.030]That same gun
[04:55.457]He'd fled immediately, but was identified by witnesses
[05:00.307]His picture on TV, only 20 years old
[05:04.114]They called him "Grandpa"
[05:06.499]He was older than the others by a year
[05:10.921]Maybe two, and
[05:13.117]He was safe for awhile until somebody saw him there
[05:20.659]And notified the authorities
[05:22.781]Who surrounded the hotel
[05:24.801]First arresting an accomplice while attempting to flee
[05:28.362]Then chasing him up the staircase to the floor where he'd stayed
[05:32.234]He closed the door hard behind him
[05:34.457]Locked himself in the room
[05:36.177]They could've kicked in the door
[05:38.214]But knew the gun was still with him
[05:40.444]One he'd already used and so they feared what he'd do
[05:44.148]I floated up through the window of a room to the West
[05:48.125]I hovered out to the hallway, tried to listen in
[05:55.925]His uncle begging and pleading, half-collapsed to the floor
[06:01.914]Said, "There is always a chance to rectify what you've taken
[06:06.066]Make your peace in the world"
[06:07.800]I thought to slip through the door, I could've entered the room
[06:11.761]I felt the burden of murder, it shook the earth to the core
[06:15.719]Felt like the world was collapsing
[06:19.906]"Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?
[06:23.731]Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?
[06:27.598]Can I ever be forgiven 'cause I killed that kid?
[06:31.198]It was an accident, I swear it wasn't meant for him
[06:35.113]And if I turn it on me
[06:37.202]If I even it out
[06:39.219]Can I still get in or will they send me to Hell?
[06:43.050]Can I still get into Heaven if I kill myself?"
[06:46.650]I left the hotel behind
[06:48.589]Don't wanna know how it ends
On the ridge, there's a camera
And a DP framing the shot
Of a hillside at twilight
In the foreground, there's a paved road lit
Tunneled headlights, bu...
I looked her in the eye and smiled, "My girl, you must understand that fear is not some product that I made. It crept unwelcome in my head the day the...
My precious wife,
I am in shambles
I am crumbling,
I am Was it something
I did Bid the tide to climb so high that it ripped our shore up
I can fix it,...
(Crows, wipe the blood off the end of your claws. Said the vulture Lets gather like storms for the war. Crows, as the night turns it's skin into coal,...
I felt your sickness
brush against my arm as
I walked by you —
Heard your voice but
couldn't tell that it was you.
And, slowly, watched your sickness ...
Like a shadow on a shadow, a phantom in a film strip
Faint glimmer of the past trapped in mother's old slides
Sits still in the apartment while siftin...
An outcry
To lost dreams and sense of wonder
To the streets that raised him
Say, "Goodbye" and "Be gone" and "Be great"
To the friends who left when t...
I’ve been watching a slow thaw come around.
I’ve been waiting in the cold and hazy blue.
I’ve been driving alone out to the edge of town.
I’ve been th...
After sundown, before sleeping,
I am the worst of me.
I am a mess of these
Stage scenes.
It's fear fiction, these visions, caught somewhere between de...