Away From Here
Escaping Urban Tragedies
Lyrics
Double homicide
Refers to a double murder.
My cousin and his son died
Specifically mentions the death of the singer's cousin and his son.
Two more dropped when his other son replied
Two more people died in retaliation, continuing a violent cycle.
A vicious cycle that remains
Describes an ongoing and destructive pattern.
Repeating death and pain
Highlights the repetition of death and suffering.
Worthless spoils of a senseless game
Describes the outcomes of a senseless and destructive game as "worthless spoils."
How do I wrap my mind around
The singer struggles to comprehend the situation.
Something so mindlessly profound
Reflects on the profound and mindless nature of the tragedy.
Don't bury me in this tainted ground
The singer expresses a desire not to be buried in the tainted ground of this violent environment.
Burn my bones into an ashy waste
The singer prefers cremation, turning bones into ash.
Pray for my soul as I disintegrate
Asking for prayers as the singer disintegrates.
But don't you dare shed a tear for me
Discourages shedding tears for the singer's fate.
Any place from here is a better place to be
Expresses a belief that any place other than the current situation is better.
I've never known a week
The singer has never experienced a week without a victim dying in the streets.
Without a victim dying in the streets
Reflects the pervasive violence and loss in the singer's environment.
I've seen years but I've never seen peace
Despite the passing of years, peace remains elusive.
Every day the war goes on
Describes an ongoing war, not in a foreign land but close to home.
And it's not in a foreign zone
Contrasts the war's proximity to home, emphasizing its domestic nature.
The battlefield is ten feet from home
Highlights the danger very close to home.
My brain can't fully reconcile
The singer struggles to comprehend the reality of violence close to home.
Rapid shots fired into a crowd
Describes a shocking scene of rapid gunfire in a crowd.
The trigger squeezed by a little child
Emphasizes the shocking fact that a child is responsible for the gunfire.
Burn my bones into an ashy waste
Reiterates the preference for cremation and prayers as the singer disintegrates.
Pray for my soul as I disintegrate
Reiterates the request for prayers and discourages shedding tears.
And don't you dare shed a single tear
Assures that the singer is happy to be away from the current environment.
Know that I'm happy being away from here
Describes disturbing crimes reported in the news.
Heinous crimes on the news
Highlights a pattern of murders occurring in pairs.
All the murder comes in two's
Comments on the inability of authorities to stop the violence.
Police and the Mayor can't stop this Memphis blues
Points out the potential consequences of speaking out in the violent environment.
The simplest thing you say
Even a simple statement can lead to violence and tragedy.
Can get your house sprayed
Describes the severe consequence of expressing an opinion.
Death of an innocent kid is the price paid
Emphasizes the high cost, the death of an innocent child.
His was young and he was awesome
Describes the victim as young and awesome, adding a poignant detail.
Slept in his bed and it cost him
Highlights the innocence of the victim who paid the price while sleeping.
He relate to who you hate
Suggests that the victim was targeted based on shared hatred.
And that's the only reason you offed him
Implies that the sole reason for the victim's death was a shared dislike.
Just burn my bones into an ashy waste
Reiterates the preference for cremation and prayers as the singer disintegrates.
Pray for my soul as I disintegrate
Requests prayers again but discourages shedding tears.
But don't you dare shed one single tear
Reiterates the singer's happiness to be away from the current environment.
Know that I'm happy being away from here
Expresses a longing for a better world than the current violent reality.
There has to be another world that's better than this
Concludes with a hopeful thought about the existence of a better world.
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