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Why does it look like fear
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Artist:EvelynnOnTheMend
Duration:4:58
Tags:No More Silence” is a powerful protest anthem blending rap,spoken word,and chantable hooks,designed to channel collective outrage and protective energy. The beat should be driving and percussive,with a strong,steady kick and snare that hits like footsteps marching in the streets. Verses are tight,rhythmic,and aggressive,allowing the lyrics to punch with clarity and urgency,while the chorus opens up into a wide,chantable space that invites call-and-response. Ambient elements like distant sirens,subtle children’s voices,or echoing shouts can punctuate the tension,giving the listener a sense of being in the streets alongside the song. Dynamic shifts are key: quiet,intense intros build into explosive choruses,while the bridge strips back instrumentation to highlight personal reflection before the final,crowd-driven climax. This is a song meant to be felt as much as heard—a rallying cry with heartbeat energy,righteous anger,and communal empowerment.
INTRO They told us to stay calm Stay quiet Stay inside the lines But calm doesn’t save children Silence doesn’t stop smoke So if you can hear this You’re already part of it Ask yourself— If this is safety… why does it look like fear? CHORUS If this is safety, why does it look like fear? Smoke in the streets, and the children in tears Stand up together, we’re done being small. Hear every voice — we’re breaking these walls If this is safety, why does it look like fear? Hands in the air but the message is clear You don’t protect us by choking our breath We choose each other, not silence, not death VERSE 1 Backseat shaking, windows rolled tight Baby can’t breathe, still they call it “right” Flash in the dark, metal in the sound Policy papers don’t hear that pound Sirens over lullabies, boots on the ground. They draw lines on maps, we draw circles around Our kids, our homes, our blood, our streets You don’t bring peace when you bring heat They say “procedure,” I say “look again” That’s a car seat, not a combat pen That’s a family caught in the crossfire lies Tell me how that squares with “protect and serve” lines I don’t need spin, don’t need press release I see the fear when the gas hits cheeks You trained your aim, but you missed the truth There’s no threat in a car full of youth PRE-CHORUS So we stand up, chest out, no disguise Every voice loud, every opened eye You can’t drown this out with smoke and shields We are the ground, we are the field CHORUS If this is safety, why does it look like fear? Smoke in the streets, and the children in tears Stand up together, we’re done being small Hear every voice — we’re breaking these walls If this is safety, why does it look like fear? Say it out loud so the whole world hears You don’t protect us by choking our breath We choose each other, not silence, not death VERSE 2 This ain’t one block, this ain’t one name It’s every mother flinching at the sound of flames Every teen growing up too fast Learning real quick who the system lets pass You want order? Start with accountability Not armored men hiding from responsibility You can badge the fear, uniform the harm But you can’t call it justice when it breaks our arms We’re not numbers, not files, not stats on a screen We’re breath and bone and unfinished dreams And when you push us back with force and gas You forget — history pushes back So line by line, voice by voice This is what it sounds like when people choose To stand together, lock in the truth We are many — what about you? BRIDGE I learned early how pain gets quiet How they hope you break before you riot So I turned my scars into sound and breath Refused to bow to manufactured death If my song’s a shield, then let it be I stand in front of what you can’t see Not fearless — just refusing to flee If you come for them, you come through me CHORUS If this is safety, why does it look like fear? Say it together — make it clear No more smoke where our children sleep No more lies dressed up as peace If this is safety, why does it look like fear? We stand as one — far and near This is a line you don’t cross again We protect the innocent — we defend OUTRO We won’t forget We won’t look away We won’t let this be normalized No more smoke in our streets No more fear in our homes Say it with me— If this is safety, why does it look like fear? We stand together We stand as one We protect our own No more silence