I've been breaking out of here Since that tag came off my wrist Under flags on inconvenience Clenched my teeth and clenched my fist Hurt everyone who dared to care Found bitter in the sweet Pissed all my faith against the wall Down on Damascus Street Never turned a deep down Too handy on my feet Harder than a dead run Down on Damascus Street Ooooh down on Damascus Street But fate's a cruel master And fear's a worth foe And one too many shadows Told me i had to go Kids like me don't end up here A foreign fighting man A hellhole filled with strangers Forgetting all I am Jean Jacques isn't getting up That blade went it too deep Drawn on everything I learn Down on Damascus Street Ooooh down on Damascus Street Before they close the city off Before the lights turn blue Before they turn the dogs out Before the day is new Ghosted over borders Scared of all I'd meet I'd sell my soul to make it home Back on Damascus Street Peruvian soil stole innocence Cocoa forced defeat Left me dead in all but name Down on Damascus Street Ooooh down on Damascus Street