Liftin' Me

Words dripping with frustration, as I catch my breath The bleakness of the situation, and the burden of death And I'm ashamed of my silence, my cowardly weak friend Spent behind these walls I'm feeling, a bitter rage descend And yet I hide, because I don't think that it's mine And the gates are open wide, with the rushing of the tide But it's the voices that lift me up, and hold me closer to the light You better take up the battle cry, the battle cry Striding in my privilege, I'm blinkered on both sides While the steps behind me say look closer And watch what slowly dies Take in what's around you, and what's hidden from your view But the voices they lift me up, and they liftin you And the gates are open wide, with the rushing of the tide But it's the voices that lift me up, ground me in this bitter fight You better watch them as they fly, better watch them fly This sentence that's been given, from the powers that be Hidden from a conversation, no reaction no decree And I'm guilty for what I didn't know, and what I chose not to see But it's the voices they lift me up, they liftin me The voices that lift me up, they're liftin me The voices that lift me up, they're liftin me The voices that lift me up, they're liftin me And yet I hide, because I don't think that it's mine And the Gates are open wide, I'm ashamed I stepped aside But it's the voices they lift me up, ground me in this bitter fight Now I understand the meaning of the night Now I understand the meaning of the night