Put The Guns Down
“Put the Guns Down (STL)”
Yeah…
This for the Lou.
We tired of funerals.
Sirens sing lullabies, same night, same street
Mama clutch her Bible, tears soak the concrete
Kids learn to duck shots before learnin’ to read
Dreams die young when the trigger get squeezed
Pride get you buried, anger get you boxed
One hot second turn a life to a loss
Everybody strapped ‘cause nobody trust
But the weight of that steel never lift the dust
Funeral suits fresh, graduation missed
Candlelight vigils, names on the list
We don’t need more chalk, more shirts, more cries
We need more brothers sayin’ “nah, not mine”
Put the guns down, we tryna grow now
Put the guns down, too much blood on the ground
Put the guns down, this the Lou, this our town
Save a life tonight — put the guns down
“Put ‘em down… put ‘em down…”)
I know the pressure real when your name get rang
When respect feel thin and the block feel strange
But retaliation just recycle the pain
Same tears, different face, same song, same rain
Shorties need guidance, not a pistol to prove
Need mentors, safe routes, somethin’ positive to do
Jobs with a ladder, schools with support
Therapy way before cuffs and court
Peace ain’t soft, that’s a lie we was fed
It take heart to forgive when you seein’ red
Real strength is stoppin’ what you coulda done
Break the cycle now so another live on
Put the guns down, we tryna grow now
Put the guns down, hear the city’s sound
Put the guns down, turn the pain around
Save a life tonight — put the guns down
Who we protectin’?
The youth!
What we choosin’?
Truth!
What we need more of?
Peace!
What we put down?
Heat!
I seen talks stop wars on the very same block
One convo save lives, that’s power, not talk
Peacekeepers step in where the tempers explode
Turn a moment of rage to a different road
This ain’t cops vs. us, us vs. them
It’s trauma vs. healing, life vs. the end
If you carryin’ weight, you ain’t gotta be brave
Put the pride down first, that’s how we get saved
The city won’t heal in a day or a night
But every smart choice shift the future right
Legacy deeper than a moment of fun
St. Louis stand up put the guns down
Put the guns down, let tomorrow breathe
Put the guns down, let the babies dream
Put the guns down, we more than the scene
Choose life, choose love put the guns down
This for the ones we lost…
And the ones we still got.
Choose life.
St. Louis.
