This Burden

The only son of my mother, she prayed that her only son

Wouldn't be in the streets 'cause she knew what he'd become one day

But one day is a lifetime for some

We all get ours one day and that day is sure to come

And, sure enough, that one day came in the form of a gun

Vigilante justice in the hands of vigilante scum

It only took one bullet, sometimes all it takes is one

It moved in slow motion, God I wish we had run

My young eyes just then realized you were filled with blood

I thought you were made of steel, the whole thing was so surreal

And I feel like I've been wronged 'cause they did this to we

But we all sing this song, excuse me if I'm off key