The streets were filled with fire and the faces and the names
Marching on with signs and crying out about war games
The riot squads and howling dogs continued with their fight
Each of them determined that their side was right

The millions with their ideals now approached the glorious hour
The president and all his men stood stoic in the tower
The barricade of hatred stood as violence laid to waste
Any shred of dignity in the others' face

And now alone I sit in silence wondering what was done
To make us all so isolated from the daughters and the sons
The culmination of the years in biter blank unrest
Has brought about the countless tears and pushed us to the test

Looking out my windowpane I see the sidewalks glowin
With the fires of my friends and enemies still showin
Everything we worked for just hasn't been enough
To prevent all these deep divisions they now can't cover up

No one living will forget that fine and fateful day
The outcome of a nation sealed with turmoil on its way
The cries of joy colliding with the sorrows to be wrought
No one living will forget what arrogance has brought

Denizens of darkness heard the calling of their cards
Experience was null and void as millions crossed the yard
The hands of time shall turn again to work against the clocks
Of bleeding hearts of crooks and sharks that lurk beneath the docks

I heard you say he won the day with pleasure in your face
I wondered how somebody could betray their sex or race
I wondered how our knowledge could revoke the power of thought
I wondered why it seems that progress now could be for naught

Life is for the living said the lurkers of the grave
Learn to be forgiving said the master to the slave
Nothing's always true said the conman to his kid
Sadness and suppression's how we'll pay for what we did

The blind man in the street shuffled down the alleyways
The reddened glare of rockets now illuminates the haze
His face is tinted orange against the radiated snow
Couldn't God have stopped it? I guess now we'll never know

The socialites and victors say accept what's done as done
Accept the clouds of hatred yes accept that fear has won
Accept and stand defeated to the policies of hate
Accept discrimination as your one and only fate

But no one sane or solid will go quiet through the years
Every single person must speak out 'gainst what he hears
Yes the protests will continue long into the night
Not a single person sane won't go down without a fight

I'll be there too
I'll be there too
You'll be there too
We'll be there too