Words

Words can be as cruel as a bullet
Piercing our skin and making us bleed
Invading our insides without any notice
With the sound of the shot, it’s too late to take heed
And those of us who claim to be
Those who’d never touch a gun
So often hold the barrel where
We know great damage will be done

As soon as we shoot, we drop the weapon
The scent of the shot fired still in the air
And we run oh-so-quick to escape from the crime
Knowing what we did back there

Words can be as cruel as a war
Making the bravest man shrink
Thrown out like a grenade
They destroy in just a blink
And even the foxholes won’t protect us
The strongest of shelters, oh they’re still weak
Courage weakens so fast out in battle
It weakens so fast when war’s what we speak

And as soon as we shoot, we drop the weapon
The scent of the shot fired still in the air
And we run oh-so-quick to escape from the crime
Knowing what we did back there

Words can be as cruel as we make them
With our hearts so beat up, they often come out
As mean and as tough as the deadliest weapons
To make us feel like we’re fine without
The best suit of armor, indestructible walls
But oh how quickly the best men can fall…

As soon as they shoot, they drop the weapon
The scent of the shot fired still in the air
And they run oh-so-quick to escape from the crime
But it’s not just their prints on the weapon back there
It’s not just the violence that makes this unfair
It’s not just the heart that drips in despair
Words can be cruel yet so unaware