Moving Train

[Guante] She doesn’t say it but I see it in her movements A gentle hesitance whenever we’re in tune with The rhythm of each other’s music, it must be She loves me but knows she can’t trust me ‘cause she was hurt by one who looks like me And it wasn’t me but see I still might be Deep underneath my beliefs Not so different from him as I’d like to believe and it’s frightening Tightening my throat I choke and die On the culture I was molded by And made strong by, and made silent by And made cold as a heart made violent I See something subtle in her face Physically intimate still but a struggle to relate On a deeper level, I guess people never learn: You ain’t got to start the fire to burn, we all burn… [Hook - Claire Taubenhaus] Baby look around this is what you’ve done This is the mess you’ve made with the war you’ve won When you set out to light the roof on fire You burned the building down, take a look around This is your empire… [Guante] Why are we “reduced to tears?” Why is it that we “break down” to cry? listen to the language We’re livin’ in a matrix designed To disconnect men from the pain that’s inside Power, control, importance and performance We give up freedom and more just to enforce it And of course it’s, little more than a role to play But we play it so willingly Like every man is granted invincibility But that which gives me power, slowly is killin’ me Vengeance can never be better than prevention And what her ex did is unforgivable But when you punish the criminal And refuse to take a critical look at the culture that shaped him And your own role in that culture You’re not really innocent, I’m not really innocent, face it… [Hook - Claire Taubenhaus] Baby look around this is what you’ve done This is the mess you’ve made with the war you’ve won When you set out to light the roof on fire You burned the building down, take a look around This is your empire… [Guante] Every white person is racist Every man is sexist, every straight person is homophobic And you can be offended and you can complain But you can’t stand still on a moving train The situation isn’t hopeless But no matter how great you are the system is broken So who’s to blame You can’t stand still on a movin’ train You can say, at least I don’t hit her At least I don’t cheat, at least I’m so sweet But please, it’s good you didn’t lose your way But remember, you can’t stand still on a moving train If the world is on fire, you have two choices It isn’t really that hard: You can be thankful that you’re not yet burning Or you can grab a bucket of water and help those who are