Dead End Street
Us3 Lyrics

I never thought the streets that I loved would turn to hate me
I never imagined that the streets I cherished would become a source of misery and pain for me

Same nights that gave me a life would try and take me
The same nights that offered me happiness and opportunity would also put my life in danger

Same streets I played on they'd have me lay on
The very same streets where I used to have fun and enjoy my childhood would also become the place where I have to lay down in fear

The next morn same spot kids play on
The following morning, children would still be playing on the same spot where I was lying in fear the night before

Tomorrow never comes again
You can never get another chance at tomorrow. Whatever happens today, it will never come back again

One night remember it well
There was one particular night that I will always remember clearly

I saw a war becoming fahrenheit, hotter than hell
I witnessed a conflict that was escalating quickly and turning into something incredibly intense and dangerous

Blaze the street with potentials, no longer we speak
The street used to be full of potential and opportunities for us, but now it has become a place where we cannot even talk to each other anymore

The next 40 days ways we no longer stay weak
For the next forty days, we will no longer be weak and we will fight back against the forces that are oppressing us

Thinking of dark nights moonlight and games that we played
I often reminisce about the fun times we had playing games under the moonlight on dark nights

'Til the guns came, and then the nuns came
Our lives were peaceful until the guns came, and then the nuns came to take us away and our childhoods were cut short

And took my youth away
The nuns took away my youth and my innocence

Never been the same (since) that day
Ever since that day, my life has never been the same

But I always had to walk that way
Despite the changes, I still had to walk on those same streets every day

Nobody knows what I coulda been, or if they saw me again
I wonder what my life would have been like if things had turned out differently, and if anyone would recognize me if they saw me again

Just because of the violence of men
The violence of men is what has caused my life to be filled with so much pain and hardship

It's like I'm living in the last days, pushing me in
I feel as though I am living in a world that is coming to an end, and it is pushing me to my limits

When I'm walking down the street's dead end
Whenever I walk down the street, it feels like I am going down a path that leads nowhere

Blame it on the night time
I blame my problems on the fact that they always seem to occur at night

City streets I can't sleep
The noise and activity of the city streets keep me from sleeping peacefully

Blame it on the concrete slabs my Tims eat
I blame the wear and tear on my shoes on the concrete sidewalks that they constantly have to traverse

The murderous glow
The city has a dangerous and deadly energy about it

Thoughts you never know when it could happen
You never know when something bad could happen and it can be hard to shake that feeling of unease

Hoping streets would blink and let go, but gun clapping
I sometimes wish that the streets would just calm down and become peaceful again, but gunshots and violence always seem to cut that hope short

Surround me like the stratus
The violence and chaos that surrounds me is like a type of cloud that envelops me completely

I fear from all the madness
I am afraid of all the madness and chaos that I am constantly surrounded by

For now until my heart beats slow
Until the day I die, I will have to deal with this constant feeling of anxiety and fear

Another shadow lying another lost child crying
There is always another shadow of someone who has been lost to the same environment, and it is a sad and painful reality

Generations frozen in tears and half dying
It seems as though entire generations have been doomed to live in this environment that is slowly killing them

But all giving
But even in the midst of all the pain and suffering, there are still people who are willing to give and help others

I thought I saw your light shine, was it the moonlight
I thought I saw a glimmer of hope and positivity in the midst of all the darkness, but I am not sure if it was real or just my imagination

Felt you when I wrote the last line
I felt a sense of hope and positivity when I wrote the last line of this song

Give me the strength to show the next one, make 'em all yours
I pray for the strength to inspire and encourage others to hold on to hope and to make their lives better

Next time I wanna spark put the flame on pause
The next time I am tempted to do something dangerous or reckless, I will try to take a moment and pause before acting

Poverty you got me
I am trapped in poverty and it feels as though there is no way out

Unemployment, yo he shot me
The lack of employment opportunities has hit me hard and feels like a personal attack

Stress, put me on ice and played hockey
The stress of living in this environment has left me feeling frozen and numb

I dreamed of being the fastest
I had dreams of being successful and achieving great things

Your favourite son, make you proud of me
I wanted to be my parents' favorite and make them proud of me

The streets so hard they won
The streets were so difficult to navigate and survive that they won in the end

Used to leave the school books just to run with the crooks
I used to skip my studies just so that I could hang out with the wrong crowd

Was it the fancy cars that made me drive around with that look
I wonder if it was the allure of fancy cars that made me want to pursue a life of crime

Every night like the 31st of October
Every night felt like Halloween and was filled with fear and danger

Couldn't stand to face reality and not be sober
I was unable to face the harsh reality of my life without being under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Had a child dream to one day take the world over
I had big dreams of one day being able to change the world and make it a better place

Until I laid in the battle like a fallen soldier
But those dreams were cut short when I found myself caught up in the violence and became a victim of it

So many pitfalls, you never know what life might bring
There are so many obstacles and dangers in life that you never know what is going to happen next

Have you trapped inside a world of material things
It feels like we are trapped in a world where only material possessions matter and nothing else

Outta every corner, a light ready to strike
Even in the darkest corners of this world, there is always a glimmer of hope and positivity waiting to be discovered

I soared above the consciousness and landed in flight
I was able to rise above the negativity and darkness of this world and find freedom in my thoughts and dreams

Like graffiti on society, mistakes that I made
The negative impact that I had on society is like a graffiti tag that will always be there to remind me of the mistakes I have made