Taxidermy

I'll believe that my life matters to you

When I'm more than taxidermy for a Facebook wall

They say the best songs are three chords, and the truth

Until that truth requires you to heed the call

I'm not a martyr

I'm not a headline for your morning news report

Or a political debate, you can retort

I'm a man who had some dreams that got cut short

A casualty among far too many to sort

But they'll argue I deserved it in the courts

And the mission will get tough, so you'll abort

And leave me a mangled mess that they'll distort

Until I'm nothing more

Than taxidermy for your Facebook wall

Taxidermy for your Facebook wall

I'll believe that my life matters to you

When the Bible's not a tool you use to crucify

They say the best songs are three chords and the truth

Until the truth and your belief systems don't quite align

I was a believer until the blade became my only sanctuary

And led me to the unmarked grave where I'd be buried

With a truth, you were too cowardly to hear

As you were deafened by your xenophobic fears

So don't tell me that you're sorry when I'm gone

When you could have tried to help me soldier on

It's a shame a body lying on the floor

Could result in nothing more

Than taxidermy for your Facebook wall

Taxidermy for your Facebook wall

Because you are far too bright a soul to extinguish

So hold on, hold on

Because you have a power far too strong to relinquish

So hold on, hold on

Because you are too bright a soul to extinguish

So hold on, hold on

Because you have a power far too strong to relinquish

So hold on, hold on, hold on