This Is Our Yard Damitrex

We were broken too but we stood in line
Every step in the dust is its own ritual
If the world presses we take the blow
Too close to the edge but not at random

Morning in the entryway damp concrete
The elevator is dead again the third floor stinks
Mom's on shift Dad's out on the block
Money in his pocket like crumbs in prison
In the courtyard the boys share the silence
Some nod some press down
A kid with a bag a look like glass
Here they grow up quickly here time has flown

This is our yard our yard
This is our yard our yard
Where every day is like a battle
But we stand firm
This is our yard our yard
This is our yard our yard
Let the world roar outside
We live in fire

In the courtyard the boys share the silence
Some nod some press down
A kid with a bag a look like glass
Here they grow up quickly here time has flown
Sneakers in the dust traces on the palms
Someone left without abandoning their dreams
Here they don't paint here they survive seriously
And every answer is a new question

This is our yard our yard
This is our yard our yard
Where every day is like a battle
But we stand firm
This is our yard our yard
This is our yard our yard
Let the world roar outside
We live in fire