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 victim  Of the violence in the street  And every mother knows  About the sorrow that it breeds  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?  Till it's over. Over yeah.  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 it breeds  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?