step down show respect for the folly of the men some things are better left unsaid unrest barricades lock your children away no don t you dare to take a stand hypocrisy cannot be kept in check with frail words and acts no don t you bet on it boys until we learn to keep our backs straight and laugh at ourselves shots in the streets show some respect shots in the streets i hear the echoes in my head this is not a war this is who we are i remember what i stand for it echoes in my head this is not a war i am waking up i hear the echoes in my head defy and resist oppose and rethink or in the end we all learn what goes in a place where silence is king and guns speak louder than words shots in the streets show some respect shots in the streets i hear the echoes in my head this is not a war this is who we are i remember what i stand for it echoes in my head this is not a war i am waking up i hear the echoes in my head this is not a war this is who we are i remember what i stand for it echoes in my head1