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The dawn

Of an age of change

An emerging of human truth

Press back

Against fear and hate with

A slowly awakening youth

To walk

In the light of day

No shame, to live and let live

That’s all

We ever wanted, but

That’s too much ground for you to give?

If I’ve given offense

I won’t beg your pardon, I’m sure you’re fine

If you’ve taken offense

That’s your problem, so how about you beg mine

The tide

Is shifting now

As numbers grow too great to fight

Balance

Of public opinion

Wrong side of history lies to the right

The scum

And the misled fools

Shall no longer hold us at bay

The choice

As we march forward

Is get crushed or get out of our way

I am not an offense

And if you take issue, I don’t give a damn

I’m offended that you

Think I should be embarrassed of whom I love or what I am

Don’t

Don’t stop

Don’t stop resisting

No

No more

No going back

Rise

Rise up

Rise and be counted

Take

Take it

Take the offense

Offense

You take offense

That we’re not staying hidden like mice

Expense

At great expense

The proud are seen and pay the price

Offense

I take offense

To suicides, beatings and rantings of priests

Commence

So let’s commence

Cause you can’t live among us in peace

We will take the offense

Those we oppose will be left behind

We know a better world beckons

And we won’t be held back by the willfully blind so

Don’t

Don’t stop

Don’t stop resisting

No

No more

No going back

Rise

Rise up

Rise and be counted

Take

Take it

Take the offense