From the recording This Hollow Sky
Written and produced by Jonathon Brannon
Lyrics
Another check that won’t cover the rent
Breakin’ my back for what's already spent
Fridge is empty, gas is high
Politicians lie while we scrape to survive
Two jobs deep, still fallin’ in line
One wrong step and they’ll leave you behind
It’s hard to breathe when tied to the ground
Screamin’ for help, but no one's around
We’ve been here too long
We’ve been here too long
Beneath the surface
We're treading fate
We bear the weight
We bear the weight
Beneath the surface
We can't escape
We bear the weight
We bear the weight
Kids grow up fast with no time to breathe
Mom hides the bruises no one can see
They say it's fair, but the system’s cracked
When zip codes decide who's held back
Hope’s sold cheap through a TV screen
Drownin’ in debt, and American dreams
A pill for the panic, a drink for the stress
Still can’t fill this hollow chest
We’ve been here too long
We’ve been here too long
Beneath the surface
We're treading fate
We bear the weight
We bear the weight
Beneath the surface
We can't escape
We bear the weight
We bear the weight
This isn’t weakness
This is war
And every scar
Means we’ve endured
Beneath the surface
We're treading fate
We bear the weight
We bear the weight
Beneath the surface
We can't escape
We bear the weight
We bear the weight