I came up under the window crack where the floorboards talked in debt and the morning wore a bruise
Mother washed iron stainsfrom my school shirt sleeve Father counted coinslike he was counting grief Sirens drew linesthrough the alley like chalk I learned early, sonthe world takes what it wants I kept my head downkept my palms open tried to be kind in a place that chews hope Now I stand still when the whole block shakes and I taste the dust of a thousand mistakes
Tell me who gets clean when the well runs dark Tell me who gets home with a hole in the heart I have seen good men turn their name to smoke I have seen the truth make a hard man choke
Black salt parade black salt parade We march, we bleed black salt parade Black salt parade black salt parade Hold your own truth and don’t look away
Boss man smiles with a Bible and a blade Feeds the boys scraps then calls it a wage Mothers pray loud over rent due dates Kids learn quick how to copy the hate I saw the judge with a cheap gold grin Saw the pastor too where the lies begin They say, “Be patient” while they cash the flood But patience is a rope when it’s soaked in blood I got a cousin lost to a uniform game Another broke free but he carries the chain And every street corner got a funeral face Still we build our lives from the wreckage they made
Tell me who gets clean when the well runs dark Tell me who gets home with a hole in the heart I have seen good men turn their name to smoke I have seen the truth make a hard man choke
Black salt parade black salt parade We march, we bleed black salt parade Black salt parade black salt parade Hold your own truth and don’t look away
I am not a saint I am not your tool I am the boy who learned the lesson and the bruise If the chain comes back let it break on me If the lie stays loud let my name stay free (black salt parade) (black salt parade)
Black salt parade black salt parade We march, we bleed black salt parade Black salt parade black salt parade Hold your own truth and don’t look away Black salt parade black salt parade We still stand here black salt parade