Youth of the nation (ft. p.o.d.)
FlyleafI wish I would've known
Cause I would've kissed my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her, how much I care
Or thank my papa for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared
Unaware, I just did what I always do
Everyday, the same routine
Before I skate off to school
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest
Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming
Everybody was running
But I couldn't hear nothing
Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
I don't really know this kid
But I sat by him in class
Maybe this kid was reaching out for love
Or maybe for a moment
He forgot who he was
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged
Whatever it was
I know it's because
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
Little Suzy, she was only twelve
She was given the world
With every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kind of proud
But no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations
Just different faces
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
Too bad he never told her
She deserved much better
Johnny boy always played the fool
He broke all the rules
So you would think he was cool
He was never really one of the guys
No matter how hard he tried
Often thought of suicide
It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then
You cross the line and there's no turning back
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim
No matter what you say
It don't take away the pain
That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
Don't nobody know why
It's the blind leading the blind
I guess that's the way the story goes
Will it ever make sense
Somebody's got to know
There's got to be more to life than this
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
Youth of the nation...we are
eu queria não saber disso
porque eu não dei um beijo de despedida na minha mãe
não disse pra ela o quanto eu a amo e a estimo
e nem agradeci meu pai pelas conversas e toda a sabedoria que nós trocamos
sem saber eu fiz o que sempre faço
todo dia a mesma rotina
antes de pegar o skate e ir para a escola
mas quem saberia que esse dia não seria como os outros?
em vez de uma prova
eu tomei 2 tiros no peito
pode me chamar de cego mas eu não vi
vi todos correndo
mas não ouvi nada
apenas tiros, foi tudo muito rápido
eu realmente não conhecia esse menino
apesar de sentar do lado dele na aula
Talvez ele precisasse de amor
ou talvez por um momento tenha
esquecido quem ele era
ou talvez ele só quisesse um abraço
por que quer que tenha sido
sei que foi porque
Nós somos, nós somos a juventude da nação
Suzy tinha só doze anos
tem a vida pela frente,
podia se tornar alguém
mas fica com os garotos ouvindo suas histórias
parece orgulhosa
mas não se respeita
Busca o amor nos lugares errados
as mesmas situações
só nos rostos diferentes
a vida dela mudou quando o pai foi embora
que pena que ele não disse
que ela merecia algo melhor
Johnny sempre era o idiota
quebrava todas as regras
só para parecer legal
Nunca pertenceu ao grupo
por mais que ele tentasse
sempre pensava em suicídio
é difícil viver quando não se tem amigos
se ele se matasse
talvez lembrassem dele
Depois de um certo ponto não há volta
expressou seus sentimentos
ao som de uma pistola
quem é o culpado pelas mortes?
pode dizer o que quiser
Isso não tira a dor
eu sinto, estou cansado de mentiras
ninguém sabe o porquê
os cegos guiam os cegos
penso que é assim mesmo
um dia irá fazer sentido?
alguém tem que saber
A vida tem que ser mais do que isto
não pode ser só o que eu achava que existia