Martyr Of The Free Word lyrics

Speaking in degradation

A conversation can take a sudden turn

And reaching the point of violence

Because your silence left you without a hand to hold

Your past will lead you on to

Making a final judgment

Based on your bias will never bring you forward

Terror should never guide you

For even the fearful can take a beating in the end

Suspicion gets you nowhere

Those who denounce a way of life

Will stand alone - Left to atone their social blunders

If you gun down the messenger

You guarantee that he will be made

Into a saint

The martyr of the free word

I will say - I will say - What I think - What I think

I will do - I will do - What I say - What I say

When liberty seems out of reach

We'll fight for our freedom of speech

Requiem aeternam - Dona eis Domine

Et lux perpetua - Luceat eis

Missing a simple context

A mental weakness can throw you out of balance

Listen - Respect each other

Then you'll discover - It mustn't always end in hate

It's not too late for mercy

Those who denounce a way of life

Will stand alone - Left to atone their social blunders

If you gun down the messenger

You guarantee that he will be made

Into a saint

The martyr of the free word

I will say - I will say - What I think - What I think

I will do - I will do - What I say - What I say

When tolerance seems out of sight

We will fight

When liberty seems out of reach

We'll fight for our freedom of speech