Make It Stop

Whoa, whoa 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 to the days we laughed We braved these bitter storms together Then 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 Whoa, whoa 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 it's love like a cattle prod Born free, but still they hate A 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 Whoa, whoa 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 wrist 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, whoa, oh A brand new song, whoa, whoa, whoa (Whoa) Make it stop Let this end This life chose me, I'm not lost in sin (Whoa) And proud I stand, of who I am I plan to go on living (Whoa) Make it stop Let this end All these years pushed to the ledge (Whoa) But proud I stand, of who I am I plan to go on living