Tragedy

We were born into tragedy We prey among the shadows Grinding our bones to feed Adorned by paper statues Telling us what we should be Build us up, break us down But you can't drown us out Burn it all to the ground We're all martyrs of misery We didn't ask to be Living proof of a dying dream Wave goodbye to your empathy All burned in effigy We were born into tragedy (Tragedy!) You dug the empty trenches The hallowed ground we pace You lay your broken crosses At the foot of all our graves Break us down (no, you can't) Drown us out (no, you can't) Take whatever holds you down And burn it to the fucking ground We're all martyrs of misery We didn't ask to be Living proof of a dying dream Wave goodbye to your empathy All burned in effigy We were born into tragedy Growing louder than ever before We'll be the salt of the earth Breaking down your door Crashing down around you Nothing to slow our fall You hide behind your walls so thick You hear nothing at all Watch us burn on your TV screen From the comfort of your home Hear our cries for humanity And dismiss them as you've always done We're all martyrs of misery We didn't ask to be Living proof of a dying dream Wave goodbye to your empathy All burned in effigy We were born into tragedy We prey among the shadows Grinding our bones to feed Adorned by paper statues Telling us what we should be (we were born into tragedy) Wave goodbye to your empathy All burned in effigy We were born into tragedy We were born into tragedy