Light Me In Red

Light me in red and open my eyes

Light me in red and open my eyes

I don't wanna fall through this aching divide

So light me in red and open my eyes

Light me in red and open my eyes

Tell me the truth, are we gonna survive?

The doors have all closed on our runaway nights

And I'm starting to get what 'forgotten' is like

But I know that I'm paying a reasonable price

A solitary blip in a comfortable life

A priority seat, neither earned, nor denied

So light me in red and open my eyes

It's obvious, the universe's plans are often lost on us

We're losing faith, we're losing trust

And I could never say it enough

So light me in red, I'm ashamed of my skin

I know for a fact that I'm set up to win

My gender, my race, and my class, and my kin

My problems are nil in the grand scheme of things

Oh it's real, and it's cruel, and it's here, and it's now

I don't understand, but I understand how

You can't rewrite the rules without tearing a page

No room for indifference in this day and age

So from here on, a promise I'll keep till I die

To open my heart, and to open my mind

Step back from the edge of the aching divide

To stand by your side, to stand by your side

So light me in red and open my eyes

Light me in red and open my eyes

Light me in red and open my eyes

I don't wanna fall through this aching divide

So light me in red and open my eyes