Lyrics A Thought, Ablaze - Dawn Ray'd

A Thought, Ablaze

When they tried to scapegoat our brothers and sisters
When they tried to hide hatred behind a criticism of religion
When they made jokes about genocide
When they threatened ordinary people’s lives
A few of us could not allow them to create the division
We talked so much about this
That soon it turned to action
Then the actions became so big
The talking had to stop
Now silent and raging
We were finding pain
Where many had not thought to look
Every time you gave everything you had
And every time it was not enough
And every time you did things you once would not have done
Things that you were uncomfortable with before
My heart has been tormented
But broken it will never be
To be defeated and still living
Is not alive to me