Story Behind the Song
Starts slow and builds to a fast double kick shredder.
Lyrics
Shed A Tear
Music: John Hahn
Lyrics: Eric Heil
She picks up the paper that's been left in the doorway,
It's the same old news as she read yesterday.
Somebody's child at dawn was found in pools, laying face-up and cloudy-eyed, staring to heaven.
Somehow she fights the tears as she peels back the years,
to the son she lost in the urban war.
Somehow she makes her way through each endless day,
to recount the cost, could she do more.
Shed a tear for the tragic sorrow,
Shed a tear for the pain as well.
For the world we are leaving our children tomorrow,
Shed a tear for living hell.
Ten years have got behind what used to be a life.
But something else died when they took him away.
Counting her rosary ten thousand times since he
was laid to rest in an early grave.
What did she do? What was her crime?
Did she tell him life was rough?
Did she prey hard enough?
The streets passed sentence, now she's paying time.
Shed, shed a tear.
When hopes and dreams are replaced by fear.
Shed, shed a tear.
Fir those left to live their lives with the future unclear.
Age eight he hit the street selling white for easy coin,
Gang banging was his job and he did it well.
Cheat, steal, kill and lie, to young to hold and try,
But the style caught up with him and he paid the price.
What could she do? She could hear her strife.
He thought that he was tough, but just not tough enough,
The streets passed sentence and he paid with his life.
(Chorus)
Shed, shed a tear.
When hopes and dreams are replaced by fear.
Shed, shed a tear.
For those left to live their lives with the future unclear.
Shed a tear. Shed a tear.
Shed, shed, shed, shed a tear.
Shed a tear. Shed a tear.
Shed, shed, shed, shed a tear...
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