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 holdYour past will lead you on to makeMaking 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 endSuspicion 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 wordI will say what I think
I will do what I say
When liberty seems out of reach
We'll fight for our freedom of speechRequiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
Et lux perpetua luceat eisMissing 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 hateIt's not too late for mercyThose 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 wordI will say what I think
I will do 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