by Jeff
Can you hear me now?
Now that I’m shackled and chained
Can you hear me now?
Now that the “threat” has been contained
Can you hear me now?
Now that I no longer choke on these unspoken words
Tell me can you hear me now?
Now that the news has made people think I’m an animal
Can you hear me now?
Now that you know where I come from
Can you hear me now?
I try to tell people I’m a good kid
Can you hear me now?
Detectives trying to send me away for years
Can they hear me now?
I pray to God my case goes well
Can He hear me now?
I wish I could tell my girlfriend I love her
Can she hear me now?
I’m just a kid who made a mistake
Can you hear me now?
What if you knew how I grew up?
Would you hear me then?
What if I told you I raised myself since the age of nine?
Would you hear me then?
If you knew I have two brothers and two sisters
I haven’t seen in eleven years and probably never will again
Would you hear me then?
If you knew the real me and what I dream to be
Would you hear me then?
I will be free again one day
But the question remains
Will you hear me then?