Why We Run

There was a bang, there was smoke, there was a bang There were screams, there was blood, there were screams There was death, there was heartache, there was death There was anger, there was fear, there was anger I watched, I wasn’t there, I watched I cried, I stared, I cried I was in shock, I didn’t understand, I was in shock I wanted to look away, I didn’t, I wanted to look away They searched, they grew weary, they searched They hunted, we grew uneasy, they hunted They made progress, they asked our help, they made progress They got him, they pursued, they got him Now we run and run and run Not out of fear, not out of cowardice We are not running from our problems We are not running from danger Every time we run, every time I run It is to prepare to chase down the threat To overcome and emerge stronger than ever