Make a Sound
Jerry Jean Lyrics

There's a sound over the silence
Despite the silence around, there is still a sound, and it could indicate someone in distress.

Someone's crying out a name
A person is desperate enough to call out a name, probably to seek help in their situation.

But it's drowned in all the violence
The violence around is so much that it makes it impossible to hear the cries of someone who needs help.

And the search for one to blame
Amidst the violence and chaos, people are looking for someone to blame for the situation.

Bodies on the ground
People are dying or dead as a result of the prevailing violence.

Who will make a sound
Amid such chaos and death, people wonder who will stand up and speak against the violence.

Tell me why
The singer wants to know why there is so much violence, and people are still dying despite the call for peace.

Another battle cry
The call for peace is akin to a battle cry, which is always announced before or during a fight.

How many have to die
The singer wonders how many more people have to die before everyone realizes the gravity of the situation.

Make a sound
The singer keeps urging people to stand up and fight against the injustice and violence happening around them.

Through this fight
The singer acknowledges that the fight against injustice and violence would be tough and challenging.

We gotta survive
Despite the challenges of the fight, people must make sure they come out alive and victorious in the end.

So keep your strength alive
People must maintain the strength and will to fight for justice amidst the setbacks and challenges.

There's a child on the threshold
A child is at the verge of something momentous or crucial.

His faith is broken
The child's faith in justice, equality and fairness has been shattered, perhaps due to the violence and injustice around him.

There's barely a trace
Nothing seems to be left of the child's faith in justice, equality and fairness.

We lock up his brothers
The singer suggests that the child's siblings might be in jail or imprisoned due to the prevailing violence and injustice.

And we shun his sisters
The child's sisters might be aliens or ostracized due to the prevailing violence and injustice.

Profile him just based on race
The child has been judged, marginalized or stigmatized based on his/her race or ethnicity.

If justice isn't found
If justice isn't obtained, people would suffer and die continuously.

Fallen innocence at our feet
Due to the violence and injustice around, people are losing their innocence and purity.

When we missed our mark
Despite all the efforts, we still fall short of our objective of achieving peace and justice.

They fell
Due to the missed mark, people are falling into hopelessness and despair; the innocent and poor are dying.

Fell in the dark
People are dying in darkness and obscurity due to the prevailing violence and injustice, without anyone coming to their aid.

A father lost his only son today
A parent has lost a child to the prevailing violence and injustice.

I pray no more life slips away
The singer wishes that no more people would die to the prevailing violence and injustice.