Children
K. ReAvEr Lyrics

Sitting alone on a cold metal bench
The child is alone and isolated, sitting on a cold metal bench in a metal cage.

In a metal cage
The child is locked up in a restrictive and confined space.

Even if you knew what day it was
Time holds no value and does not matter as the child is trapped and has no control over their life.

It wouldn't matter
In the child's current situation, time has become irrelevant and meaningless.

Staring into the black hole where your mother was
The child has been separated from their mother and is left with longing and despair.

Trying to remember your father's face
The child is struggling to remember the face of their father who is no longer present.

An unwilling and unnecessary orphan
The child is an unfortunate victim, who has lost both parents and is now an unwanted orphan.

We keep breaking them for some reason
Children are being mistreated and broken purposely for reasons unbeknown to us.

All we get are broken children
The result of this cruelty is that we are left with emotionally shattered and broken children.

You came with hope
The child had fled their previous situation with the hope of a better life.

And they tore your heart out
The child was met with cruelty and violence, which crushed their spirit.

You leave in fear and silence
The child departs from this traumatic ordeal in a state of fear and silence.

Surrounded by all that violence
The child is in an environment where violence has become normalized and is present everywhere.

You came to accept the promise of America
The child had put their faith into the promise of America, only to have their trust shattered.

Well live is better
Living conditions are better in America than where the child has come from.

Than where you've been
The child's previous living conditions were much worse than the current.

If you've got the right color skin
Unfortunately, in America, the color of one's skin determines how they are treated.

And your papers are in order
The right documentation is required for legal status in America.

When you cross the border
The child is crossing the border into America from another country.

But you came too late
The child was not able to make it into America in time.

Now they've slammed the gate
The opportunity for the child to enter America has been closed, leaving them stranded in a hostile environment.

Still sitting alone on a cold metal bench
The child is still isolated and alone, sitting in the same cold metal bench in the metal cage.

We keep breaking them for some reason
The cruel mistreatment of children continues, for unknown reasons.

All we get are broken children
The result of this is the same, we are left with shattered and broken children.