C [Verse 1] C Someone told a story about a man who'd lived through Hell Dm F G And stumbled, orphaned, to his home, to find the servants living well C C And how they welcomed him like family as they plotted out some deed Dm F G To kill him in his sleep and stay to satisfy their greed F Ab C I thought of who it is whose story gets remembered in the end Dm F G And through how many careful tellings does one practice their defense F Ab C Some nuances the narrator selectively omits Dm F G Or ones collective memory is destined to forget [Chorus] F C Yeah, we make decisions that account for the worlds that we live in F C We make explanations that amount to the ones we envision F C It isn't just the horror of the way he killed those kids Dm F G But the way the tale was told explained away the deed he did F Ab C You know that everybody needs a place to live [Verse 2] C C You show your willfulness to ignorance with the council that you give Dm F G The testimonial performances belie the lies you've lived C C Another actor on the podium feels slighted by the way Dm F G And abstractions been amended on some broken, bygone days F Ab C Yeah but these politics have victims, they get stuck there in the space Dm F G Between the weight of great ideals and the narratives they shape F Ab C It wasn't you there with the handgun, but your fax machine and pen Dm F G Your personal computer, and your business acumen [Chorus] F C Appeal to a notion that we all deserve what we can reach for F That what sits in your sight is a God-given right, yes C G In spite of the slights you can't speak for F C Sees fairness as a function of the rules that you can't bend Dm F G Takes action over nothing but the naked will to win
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