From a Distance

One buzz—just a headline on my phone Then another and another—now it won't leave me alone The screen's on fire my hands are cold Flashes of hell stream in real-time no warning no control I see it all but I can't reach I scream their names but there's no speech Hands are tied by borderlines But my heart is burning fire inside From a distance I watched the sky turn red Smoke rising where my people bled Every breath felt like a crime Just standing still while they ran for their lives Now I stand where the music once played Where the desert sun can't burn the stains away Ashes in the wind ghosts on the ground Cars like graves melted shot down I see it all but I can't reach I whisper names the earth won't speak Footsteps lost in blood and dust But silence here still screams enough From a distance I watched the sky turn red Smoke rising where my people bled Every breath felt like a crime Just standing still while they ran for their lives If words were weapons I'd tear down the gates If prayers were bullets I'd rewrite their fate But all I have is rage and regret And a love that won't forget So I'll carry their names in the night Hold the weight of their fight And though I'm far I swear They'll never disappear