Keep Quiet

The nights are cold but still the heat is on 
mourn for who? Why seek ye the living among the dead 
you been fed so why let the hungry starve 
everything has a price an arm and a leg is what freedom cost 
Laws were meant to be broken by the very men who claim to uphold them the most 
America is no democracy it's hypocrisy 
has been seen from beyond the seven seas please 
spare me the cliche dreams that my country men 
strive and work so hard for, to save millions of dollars 
that we wont spend, so self righteous and westernized 
we don't recognize our own sin, our problems we wish em away 
drown em out sorrows and cast them out in some recycling bin 
The flesh is tainted, lust is never satisfied 
even what you see is far from correct and because we fail to ask why 
or look in the mirror we overlook the number one suspect 
turn our heads away from domestic genocide 
but cry for justice when the victim is black or white 
let's have a candle light vigil for those of you who remain quiet 
instead of making sure these criminals get indicted

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