If it hadn't been for love

First track I've finished in a while. Lyrics were inspired by the political events, violence and activism of Spring-Summer 2020. Pretty happy with the mix, although I wouldn't call myself a stellar singer. You can probably hear the heavy Tool and Alice in Chains influence. Recorded, mixed, and mastered in Garageband. 

Lyrics:
these stones
we throw inside
never do shatter these walls

of this fort
prison maybe  
impenetrable so it seems

these bones
scaffolding
suddenly hold  up no more

this plague
of our failed foundation
rotting for decades and more 

but this test 
of true humanity
exposes the real core

atrophy of 
trust and reliance on  
those you thought would serve
 
now you know their
duty is violence
the blue line of silence
comes first 

necessary
atrophy
of deadly systems  

use your 
place  of  
privilege
status
money
safety
whiteness
to make    
changes
for those
living 
under
constant
threat of
murder
murder
change

Atrophy

empty bottles in the sea
broken bodies at our feet
I took enough
to fall asleep
but I'm still up grinding my teeth

one breath is all
one drop is all 
you need

empty promises they keep
while the rest struggle to breathe
we saw the signs
ignored them all
point our fingers while we fall

Side Eye