I Will Not Be Silent
a marble ashtray with mala beads, a pen, a capo, a pick, and a crocheted heart
from: Assemble Yourself
When I hear the door break and the distant scream
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
When I wake to an shout from a deep dark dream
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
When my neighbors are in danger I will not hide
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
I will get in the way, I will take their side
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
I will use my eyes, I will use my head
I will use my feet, I will not dread
I will use my voice, I will use my ears
I will use my heart and I will not fear
When I spy the false comment in the social scene
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
When hear the hate pouring from the mob obscene
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
When I see the men menacing the small or meek
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
I will get in the way, I will plainly speak
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
I will use my eyes, I will use my head
I will use my feet, I will not dread
I will use my voice, I will use my ears
I will use my heart and I will not fear
When they come for you, then they come for me
We will not be silent, we will not be silent
Even if we generally disagree
We will not be silent, we will not be silent
Life is too precious to cower in fear
We will not be silent, we will not be silent
We will get in the way, we will interfere
We will not be silent, we will not be silent
We will use our eyes, we will use our head
We will use our feet, we will not dread
We will use our voice, we will use our ears
We will use my hearts and we will not fear
And we will not fear
And we will not live In fear
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
When I wake to an shout from a deep dark dream
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
When my neighbors are in danger I will not hide
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
I will get in the way, I will take their side
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
I will use my eyes, I will use my head
I will use my feet, I will not dread
I will use my voice, I will use my ears
I will use my heart and I will not fear
When I spy the false comment in the social scene
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
When hear the hate pouring from the mob obscene
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
When I see the men menacing the small or meek
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
I will get in the way, I will plainly speak
I will not be silent, I will not be silent
I will use my eyes, I will use my head
I will use my feet, I will not dread
I will use my voice, I will use my ears
I will use my heart and I will not fear
When they come for you, then they come for me
We will not be silent, we will not be silent
Even if we generally disagree
We will not be silent, we will not be silent
Life is too precious to cower in fear
We will not be silent, we will not be silent
We will get in the way, we will interfere
We will not be silent, we will not be silent
We will use our eyes, we will use our head
We will use our feet, we will not dread
We will use our voice, we will use our ears
We will use my hearts and we will not fear
And we will not fear
And we will not live In fear