Foundry Kids
Lyrics
Verse 1
We grew up on a line
Stamped in ash and paper
Lunch trays, metal doors
Eyes down, voices smaller
They sold us safety
Then locked the gates
Taught us fear is normal
Taught us to wait
Neon on the bulletin board
Names in red ink
Hall passes, head counts
Don’t blink, don’t think
Our teeth in the mirror
Our hands in the mold
A generation priced out
Before it got sold
Pre-Chorus
Hear the floor shake
Hear the sirens climb
They want our bones
They want our time
Hands on the switch
Hush in the air
Everybody kneels
Everybody’s there
Chorus
No more youth
No more youth
We were built to break
No more youth
No more youth
Under iron shape
Control, control
On every street
Fear in our mouths
Fear in our sleep
Verse 2
Now the schoolyard’s a checkpoint
The church is a screen
The store tags our faces
In a cold machine
Mothers in the line
With their heads held low
Fathers swallowing rage
At the checkout glow
We learned cheap survival
How to smile on cue
How to nod at the terms
Like the terms were true
They call it order
We call it chains
They call it peace
We call it pain
Pre-Chorus
Hear the floor shake
Hear the sirens climb
They want our bones
They want our time
Hands on the switch
Hush in the air
Everybody kneels
Everybody’s there
Chorus
No more youth
No more youth
We were built to break
No more youth
No more youth
Under iron shape
Control, control
On every street
Fear in our mouths
Fear in our sleep
Bridge
When did the rooms get narrower
When did the air get thin
When did we start obeying
Before they even grinned
I see the kids with the blank stare
The dogs at the door
I see a whole world choking
And begging for more
Chorus
No more youth
No more youth
We were built to break
No more youth
No more youth
Under iron shape
Control, control
On every street
Fear in our mouths
Fear in our sleep
Outro
Let the towers rattle
Let the masks come off
We were not made quiet
We were made to shock
No more youth
No more youth
Not for them
Not for them