I know what you are
I know what you are
You’re an actor, performer
You’re an actor, performer
Painting yourself in the white light
Painting yourself in the white light
Detested the wretched
Detested the wretched
Distance yourself from the low-life
Distance yourself from the low-life
When doing right’s not right enough
When doing right’s not right enough
You flex your heart or you’re giving up
You flex your heart or you’re giving up
The high ground to me
The high ground to me
We say we want to wait to blame
We say we want to wait to blame
But I don’t think we do
But I don’t think we do
We’re all afraid to be the one who’s
We’re all afraid to be the one who’s
Late to choose the greater truth, and
Late to choose the greater truth, and
We say we want to be the change
We say we want to be the change
Then we throw them to the wolves to feel
Then we throw them to the wolves to feel
When all is done, we’re in the right
When all is done, we’re in the right
The side of history
The side of history
You know, they won’t grow
You know, they won’t grow
So bathe in your light
So bathe in your light
Dismiss that there might be a dissent
Dismiss that there might be a dissent
Hold truths we deem self-evident
Hold truths we deem self-evident
(Don’t let it go)
(Don’t let it go)
Be oh so right to stay above it
Be oh so right to stay above it
Above where I am for the ground we covet
Above where I am for the ground we covet
(Don’t give it up to me)
(Don’t give it up to me)
We say we want to wait to blame
We say we want to wait to blame
But I don’t think we do
But I don’t think we do
We’re all afraid to be the one who’s
We’re all afraid to be the one who’s
Last to choose the vaster truth, and
Last to choose the vaster truth, and
We say we want to be the change
We say we want to be the change
Then we throw them to the wolves again
Then we throw them to the wolves again
We’re right, we’re always right, we swear we’re right
We’re right, we’re always right, we swear we’re right
It’s tyranny
It’s tyranny
Flaunting your righteousness
Flaunting your righteousness
Cast a foe to frame against you
Cast a foe to frame against you
Have you nothing more to give?
Have you nothing more to give?
Lauded you call them out
Lauded you call them out
No favor you reap to call them in
No favor you reap to call them in
Lacerated, we betray our kind
Lacerated, we betray our kind
Chances lost to guide them
Chances lost to guide them
To right them
To right them
Throw them to the wolves to feed
Throw them to the wolves to feed
Not planting the seeds
Not planting the seeds
নিস্পৃহ, আমার এ শরীরে
nispṛha, āmār e śarīr
এত আলো, অযাচিত, কে জ্বালালো?
eta ālō, ajācita, kē jvālālō?
নিস্পন্দ, অবসন্ন বিষণ্ণতা
nispanda, abasaṇa biṣaṇṇa
আমায় ঘিরে থাকে
āmāẏa gīrē thāka
অনাহুত চিৎকার!
anāhuta citi̇kāra!
নিস্পৃহ, আমার এ শরীরে
nispṛha, āmār e śarīr
অভিশপ্ত
abhisaṁpata
নিস্পৃহ, আমার এ শরীরে
nispṛha, āmār e śarīr
কত স্বপ্ন!
kata swapna!
অপূর্ণতার শৃঙ্খল, ভেঙে দাও!
apūrṇatāra śṛṅkhalā, bheṅgē dāo!