Look into my eyes, tell me what you see You don't see it that tight, cause you can't relate to me You're blinded by our differences, my life makes no sense to you I'm the persecutor one, you're the rare item blue Each day you're waking tranquility, no fears to cross your eyes Each day I wake in gratitude, thanking God he let me rise You worry about your education, and the bills you have to pay I worry about my vulnerable life, and if I survive another day Your weakest fear is getting a ticket, as you cruise your Cadillac My fear is that the tank that is just left will turn around and come back Do you know the truth of where your money goes? Do you let your media deceive your mind? Cause it's a truth that nobody, nobody, nobody knows Someone tell me, oh, let's not cry tonight I promise you one day it's through Oh, my brothers Oh, my sisters Oh, shine a light for every soul that ain't with us no more Oh, my brothers Oh, my sisters See I've known terror for quite some time, 57 years so cruel Terror breeds the air I breathe, it's the checkpoint on my way to school Terror is the robbery of my land, and the torture of my mother The imprisonment of my innocent father, the bullet in my baby brother The bulldozers and the tanks, the gases and the guns The bombs that fall outside my door, all due to your funds You blame me for defending myself, against the ways of my enemies I'm terrorized in my own land, and I the terrorist Do you know the truth of where your money goes? Do you let your media deceive your mind? Cause it's a truth that nobody, nobody, nobody knows Someone tell me, oh, let's not cry tonight I promise you one day it's through Oh, my brothers Oh, my sisters Oh, shine a light for every soul that ain't with us no more Oh, my brothers Oh, my sisters American, do you realize that the taxes that you pay Feed the forces that traumatize my every living day So if I won't be here tomorrow, it's written in my fate May the future bring a brighter day, the end of our wait Oh, let's not cry tonight, I promise you one day it's through Oh, my brothers Oh, my sisters Oh, shine a light for every soul that ain't with us no more Oh, my brothers Oh, my sisters Oh, let's not cry tonight, I promise you one day it's through Oh, my brothers Oh, my sisters Oh, shine a light for every soul that ain't with us no more Oh, my brothers Oh, my sisters