Martyr of the Free Word

Speaking in degradation A conversation can take a sudden turn And reaching the point of violence Because your silence left you without a hand to hold Your past will lead you on to Making a final judgement Based on your bias will never bring you forward Terror should never guide you For even the fearful can take a beating in the end Suspicion gets you nowhere Those who denounce a way of life Will stand alone Left to atone their social blunders If you gun down the messenger You guarantee that he will be made Into a saint A martyr of the free word I will say (I will say) what I think (what I think) I will do (I will do) what I say (what I say) When liberty seems out of reach We'll fight for our freedom of speech Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis Missing a simple context A mental weakness can throw you out of balance Listen, respect each other Then you'll discover it mustn't always end in hate It's not too late for mercy Those who denounce a way of life Will stand alone Left to atone their social blunders If you gun down the messenger You guarantee that he will be made Into a saint A martyr of the free word I will say (I will say) what I think (what I think) I will do (I will do) what I say (what I say) When tolerance seems out of sight We will fight When liberty seems out of reach We'll fight for our freedom of speach