Dawn Over the Wounded City

[Intro] I carry the weight of headlines in my pocket, like a dented coin The city hums with sirens, a chorus of broken promises [Verse 1] Anger flickers in the mirror, a fog of blame I try to sweep away My hands remember the daily losses, the names that echo through the day I write to breathe, to name the fear that climbs inside my chest To tell the truth I’m afraid of, that never seems to rest [Pre-Chorus] If words could mend a scar, would they finally start to heal? If tears could redraw maps, could we find a gentler deal? [Chorus] I’m not chasing power, I’m chasing quiet in the noise I’m tracing cracks in the ground where hope is still a choice Let’s pause the drums of hate and listen to the human cries And ask what we’ve become when our hearts forget to rise [Verse 2] I hear the stories of children staring at the ceiling While adults speak in codes, bargaining for something healing There’s sorrow in the markets, there’s fear in the streets at dawn We count the losses like a tally when we’re meant to move on [Pre-Chorus] If voices single out a foe, we lose what binds us tight If we rewrite the future with anger, we dull the light [Chorus] I’m not chasing power, I’m chasing quiet in the noise I’m tracing cracks in the ground where hope is still a choice Let’s pause the drums of hate and listen to the human cries And ask what we’ve become when our hearts forget to rise [Bridge] What if every whispered fear could turn to questions brave and true? What if we chose the harder road, to see the other’s point of view? [Chorus] I’m not chasing power, I’m chasing quiet in the noise I’m tracing cracks in the ground where hope is still a choice Let’s pause the drums of hate and listen to the human cries And ask what we’ve become when our hearts forget to rise [Outro] So let the dawn arrive with hands unclenched, open wide Let empathy be louder than the thunder in the sky