If there ever Was a time To stand up Rather than fall In line Would sullen bones Suddenly spy on less Vertebrae After all Is said and done What is there left To do or say Tell me What word can reclaim What's taken away From the barrel of a gun To hereditary succession Be it by force or incremental 'is... um?' They have taken aim At us I got the call As the walls began to fall To leave my station No question or negotiation Was asked of me
In the middle Of a drill Suddenly turning So real Will the cavalry call-off Reveal an enemy For every bridge You burn Marks a point From which you never return Lest you seek solace In the ashes you've earned You learn from these And when we ask them Of horrors of the past Threatening severance They answer Never If there ever was a time To stand up Rather than fall in line It is forever Forever will we find This mutiny At home