Quiet War in the Shell

In the dim of days gone by We stand watching the cracks widen Hearts heavy with what we hide They stack the odds and call it fair Why dreams gets over pocket change Mothers counting pennies thin Fathers breaking under strain Kids chase shadows in the fray Learning early how to bend the rules I bend already by hands They never show their face This is the story they won't tell The quiet war inside the shell We rise together or we fall alone The system's teeth sink deep in bone Grit in our lungs and fire in our veins Nostalgia cuts like yesterday's chains We speak the truth, they try to drown Social lines drawn all around Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Yeah, yeah Another cycle spins the wheel Promises echo through the night But action hides behind the veil Where hunger sharpens every fight Brothers turn on brothers now Blinded by the same old game The powerful laugh from towers high Leaving us to bear the blame Bye I remember when we shared the load Before the greed took root And Goringa simmered slow and low But hope still flickers through the blue We won't stay silent anymore The tide is turning at our door Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh