Streets of Pharr

from Blemish by Reinforce

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lyrics

divided by railroad tracks
but easy to speculate on which side you lived
they grab you by the wrist
slam your head against the car
and call you a fucking spic

the frustration grew over the injustice
they felt constantly
congregated they protested against
the corrupted police state

threatened by demanding screams of change
authorities used excessive force
without reasoning, tear gas explodes across the streets
they felt the risk was worth any arrest or consequence
the community responded with bricks
and glass bottles shattered on the pavement

"today, tonight will be different" they said
the spirit of their beliefs refused to break

but at the heat of the conflict an innocent bystander
was shot in the head, ambulances were notified
but they hung up refused to help as he died on the sidewalk
the report said the gun shot was unintentional
but everyone knows the truth

the cop aimed before he pulled that fucking trigger

the reason of demonstration came with some hope
an expectation, the residents wanted them to improve
their inferior living conditions that lacked decent necessities
and reflected a life of poverty

the cold shoulder was apparent, treated as second class citizens
based solely off the color of their skin, this riot derived from the neglect
of this crooked fucking city

you can't burn or erase a chapter from this place
so I'm screaming to keep the fury from that night alive
for the people from my neighborhood and to the families
that felt defeated


streets of pharr

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from Blemish, released November 16, 2018

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