Protest Song

One night after the show, a woman came backstage

Burst through the door crying, said, “We need to do something”

I nodded and felt helpless like I often do

How do I put in words the hell we just went through?

I am not a protest song

Don’t represent anyone

I don’t even know myself

Saviour with a solution

I’ll give you my opinion

Even though you never asked

On the drive home that night, I looked into my heart

What do I care about? What are the things I love?

The clouds lay low, breathing the moon into the sky

What use is a protest song?

Nobody wants to be wrong

People die for an idea

Saviour with a solution

Part the sea of opinion

Truth is just a point of view

Most people are not here and they’re not here to know

Spend their life searching for someone they can call home

Moving to places, changing jobs, and having kids

A body never known, a self they’ve never met

What use is a protest song?

Nobody wants to be wrong

People die for an idea

Saviour with a solution

Part the sea of opinion

Truth is just a point of view

What use is a protest song?

If not to feel less alone

Hold my hand and pull me up

Hope is just a discipline

Every day I start again

With my broken heart open

What use is a protest song?

If not to feel less alone

Hold my hand and pull me up

Hope is just a discipline

Every day I start again

With my broken heart open

What use is a protest song?

If not to feel less alone

Hold my hand and pull me up

Hope is just a discipline

Every day I start again

With my broken heart open