Woah, woah
Bang bang go the coffin nails,
Like a breath exhaled,
Then gone forever.
It seems like just yesterday,
How did I miss the red flags raise?
Think back, the days we laughed
We braved these bitter storms together.
Brought to his knees he cried,
But on his feet he died.
What God would damn a heart?
And what God drove us apart?
What God could....
Make it stop
Let this end
Eighteen years pushed to the ledge.
It's come to this,
A weightless step.
On the way down singing,
Woah, woah
Bang bang from the closet walls,
The schoolhouse halls,
The shotgun's loaded.
Push me and I'll push back.
I'm done asking, I demand.
From a nation under God,
I feel its' love like a cattle prod.
Born free, but still they hate.
Born me, no I can't change.
It's always darkest just before the dawn.
So stay awake with me, let's prove them wrong.
Make it stop.
Let this end,
Eighteen years pushed to the ledge.
It's come to this,
A weightless step.
On the way down singing,
Woah, woah.
The cold river washed him away,
But how could we forget?
The gatherings hold candles
But not their tongues.
And too much blood has flown from the wrists,
Of the children shamed for those they chose to kiss.
Who will rise to stop the blood?
We're calling for
Insisting on
A different beat, yeah
A brand new song
Woah, woah.
(Tyler Clemente, age 18)
A brand new song
Woah, woah.
(Billy Lucas, age 15)
Woah, woah.
(Harrison Chase Brown, age 15)
Woah, woah.
(Cody J. Barker, age 17)
(Seth Walsh, age 13)
Make it stop.
Let this end,
This life chose me, I'm not lost in sin
But proud I stand
Of who I am
I plan to go on living
Make it stop.
Let this end,
All these years pushed to the ledge.
But proud I stand
Of who I am
I plan to go on living
~ Rise Against: "Make it Stop (September's Children)"
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A little something for the people who have committed suicide because people scorn and ridicule them simply for loving.
On October 20th, I will again be wearing purple. These teens, their families, and the others like them deserve to be remembered, as all homosexuals deserve support.
