How It Breaks

There is a ruler who wants all the power It's gonna take all of our Strength to stop them right where they stand They steal water, poison sons and daughters Play divide and conquer, fearing what they don't understand We cannot listen when we're shouting online It's dividing of our progress when we're so close to find A destination where we can align It's over when we say so and it's already time That's how it breaks It's coming to be right now I know, I know Good god, give me just a little bit We can stop them, we've got more in common We gotta keep them from bombing Killing in the name of their greed I hear you and you hear me Letting go of fear's the only way to be free We cannot listen when we're shouting online It's dividing of our progress when we're so close to find A destination where we can align It's over when we say so and it's already time That's how it breaks It's coming to be right now I know, I know Good god, give me just a little bit Someone will dig it up, maybe make 'em lose their peace of mind We wanna see it come undone by the picket sign Someone will call it out, maybe when it's children caught behind We wanna hear it tearing free from the thin blue line I read the news today, oh boy, she was a young American Oppressed by old established men I heard the news today, oh boy, he was a young American Killed 'cause the color of his skin That's how it breaks It's coming to be right now I know, I know Good god, give me just a little bit That's how it breaks It's coming to be right now I know, I know Take care, TCB That's how it breaks It's coming to be right now I know, I know Good god, give me just a little bit That's how it breaks It's coming to be right now I know, I know Good god, give me just a little bit