Show me what is left now that we've lost a light we may never regain Nothing more than a face pressed in cement Like gum stuck made permanent When we speak It's an unsung chorus of "what a shame's" on repeat Like a broken record, yet in a way I miss those days But with sneering eyes and tired legs, we're circling the dead man Some to point, laugh, or deny that he's even human But were you there? Did you just ignore it, or just not feel it? 'Cause he didn't look like you? And I know our hardest miles lay ahead I aim to see it through I only need to know what was hidden in all we left unspoken We need to just admit that those mills are not coming back A boy in search of word or wisdom can only move forward So I dropped the brick in my hand and I watched the foundation cave in I put my focus on the long years ahead I won't drive off, chained by the silence It's up to us to free our hearts from persuasion And free our thinking from the dull cut of time Extend our minds to erase the divide And discard distractions that conquer and blind We have all been so blind We have all been so blind