Do not go gentle into the totalitarian night

Do not go gentle into that totalitarian night They lured you in with the promise of a new day Rage against their deception, and for freedom's light From a stagnant pool, you jumped into a river of no return They said the new would rise, the old could burn Swim against their current, rage against their tide Face the mistake you made of choosing the wrong side. Good men, deceived, crying for a mirage bright Efforts at social justice inverted their deeds to dark Still time to review how it happened, but no time to win the fight. Grave men but old who tried to give blind new sight They blazed like meteors, but fell short and lost the day From all directions enemies come, too late to defend what's right And you my father, there in that sad height You said death was better than seeing what would come A cursed sunset, a bitter sinking sun. Don't look outside, draw the shades, as the noose draws tight We'll shed tears together before the dying of the light.