i know what i am and i am not ashamed
i don’t understand why you’d want me to be ashamed
for the skin i was born into 
or the disparity of life
and to wish upon anyone maybe you ought to be ashamed
i know what i’ve done and i am not ashamed
i’ll admit that i’ve done wrong when i am the one to blame
but the original sin you’ve bought into will have no place in my life
why would you want me to be condemned to live in shame?
who made you the one to repent to?
who gave you the right to decide 
what information can get through
have you lost your mind? 
why are you the one to repent to? 
how do you have the right to decide?
how are you the one to submit to if you’re so marginalized?
not to be criticized 
without being demonized
ostracized
and shamed

Not Ashamed

in a million years who’d’ve thought we’d be the ones 
to choose the words that someone else can say?
don’t you remember cursing the names of the censors once? 
who’d’ve thought that we’d become them one day? 
but we’re in control now
we’ve figured it all out
we’ve got that moral authority
the platform is ours now
our grievances win out
we are the moral majority
in our wildest dreams who’d’ve thought we’d be the ones 
to put free expression at stake?
you’d’ve thought we’d remember at what cost our freedom comes 
and never give it up for any single cause’s sake
but it’s only for us now
we’re shutting them all out 
we’ve got that moral authority
we silence dissent now
if you don’t like it, get out
we are the moral majority
you can me naive I didn’t know we were pawns in their game
a power grab strategy to cry foul and then do just the same
but the rules favor us now 
in progress we trust now
we’ve got that moral authority
you’ll answer to us now
we’re calling you all out
we are the moral majority

Moral Authority

you need to know i’m with you no matter what comes from my mouth
no matter what i’ve stumbled into
no matter what comes pouring out
i am tragically, terribly, hopelessly in love with you
and there is nothing, nothing, nothing either one of us can do
oh my love
oh my love

Need To Know

we are safe 
in our caves
no one knows
where we go
and I will never tell
they wouldn’t last long anyhow
stumbling in the dark and fumbling around
it takes a special breed to breathe in this atmosphere
we are safe 
in our caves
no one knows 
where we go
until we all fall out
right until we all fall out

Caves

our lies are better than your lies 
you should be ashamed exposed and found a name we can all despise
our tribe is so much better than your tribe
we’re the educated 
the morally correct
in the name of progress we silence all those who object to our lies
i’ve been waiting my whole life 
can’t let this chance slip away
give me some meaning 
someone to save
atone for my privilege 
take out all of my rage on the bad guys
who’s side are you on? 
you must choose one
and if you take too long you've chosen wrong (and you’re one of them)
our lies are nothing compared to your lies
a means to an end and there’s so much at stake 
we know what’s best for you so if some of it’s fake it’s alright

Our Lies

we see blood
and our mouths water 
waiting for weakness
something we can sink our teeth into 
we’re gonna tear you apart
teach you a lesson
force your confession
we’re going to make an example of you
shame, shame, shame on you
shame, shame, shame on you
we won’t rest ’til you all 
kneel at the alter
denounce your forefathers 
the original sin inside you
we are the only ones
who can grant you salvation
all else is abomination
only we hold the keys to the truth
shame, shame, shame on you
shame, shame shame on you

We See Blood

A group of songs meant to be a part of a short film concerning the trend of ideological authoritarianism and censorship. I wrote most of these songs between 2018-2019. Hopefully the film will be completed sometime in 2020.

R.A.