Scars

Fear from the nation, a crooked equation
Some things while hidden can still be quite brazen
Another dimension of risk and persuasion
The people may bend, though not on this occasion

We all leave scars
We all leave scars

Streets filled with dirt and the filth of the ages
Less weary are those that remain in their cages
These jails of the mind lie in power through sickness
Symbols of hate are the objects we witness

We all leave scars
We all leave scars

Conventional wisdom says man won't take issue
When leaders make laws that can bind and constrict you
The few that stand back and refuse to be counted
Are usually those that are constantly hounded

We all leave scars
We all leave scars

But these are the ones that we need as a species
The answers won't come from some lines on a treaty
The strong and the naked, the young and the aged
The future is ours and the hours are fading

We all leave scars
We all leave scars