Everyday Genocide
Nowhere to run, Nowhere to hide Born into bondage, endlessly trapped inside Just a drop in an ocean of woes Desperately looking for allies, as their fate draws close Their pains and cries are not televised Don't ask questions, you are advised And who will see them, who will bear witness? Is this a testimony of evolutionary fitness? As the world keeps silence we carry on with the violence The butcher washes his hands in cold-blooded innocence Yet who is to blame for all this upheaval? Is it the mere banality of evil? When they cease to be an individual, ending a life becomes business as usual Reduced to numbers, their names not disclosed Taken by the machine, the bodies simply disposed The ubiquity of iniquity is desensitizing As we inflict moral injury it keeps traumatizing Driven by greed, suffering becomes epidemic Covered by ignorance, the injustice is systemic How to stop a faceless murder? Where do we go from here, is there a way further? How can we help those beyond ho...