You don’t have to look too hard
To see the future in that old woman’s eyes
Her son’s broken
And his son’s close behind

Disappointment’s on her face
She’s been walking through a reoccurring dream
Races, hatred, this is what it means

And every time she witnesses
The violence in the streets
She reaches for the cross
Bows her head and then she pleads

Let the spell be broken
Break its hold on our minds
Let it pass from our lives
Let the spell be broken
Every heart beats the same
So how much longer will it take ?

Neighbourhoods are burnin’ down
And when they’re gone
There’s still a line in the dust
Your side, my side
Ain’t things bad enough

‘cause everyone’s a victim
Of the violence in the street
And every mother knows
About the sorrow that is bleeds

So Let the spell be broken
Break its hold on our minds
Let it pass from our lives
Let the spell be broken
Every heart beats the same
So how much longer will it take ?

Let the spell be broken
Let the spell be broken

‘cause everyone’s a victim
Of the violence in the street
And every mother knows
About the sorrow that is bleeds

So Let the spell be broken
Break its hold on our minds
Let it pass from our lives
Let the spell be broken
Every heart beats the same
So how much longer will it take ?

All along