"Privilege"

Some things only exist if you believe
Read too much between the lines and see
Connections, misdirections, disbelief

Some things stand before we breathe
Have to adapt to the scenery
If you ever want it to change
Some times ignorance is necessary

I'm not saying we were never at fault
I'm just saying that if we continue on it's all
In our defense, unneeded
History needs not repeating
I'm not saying we're not capable
I'm just saying that it's cyclical
Don't start the engine running
If you can see yourself becoming

Some things don't need to be said
Let them live on in men's heads
For fear of what might spread

Some topics I've come to dread
Conclusions drawn and grown and fed
If there's an elephant in the room
Let's shoot it dead

I'm not saying we were never at fault
I'm just saying that if we continue on it's all
In our defense, unneeded
History needs not repeating
I'm not saying we're not capable
I'm just saying that it's cyclical
Don't start the engine running
If you can see yourself becoming

"Who Is My Accuser?"

Enemies on every side
From behind the battlelines
From behind their peering eyes
Into each aspect of my life
Who are you to be the judge?
You press and pry, I still don't budge
By tooth and nail you hold your grudge
But still don't love

Who is my
Who is my accuser
Seems like everyone these days
Who is my
Who is my accuser
Who is my
Who is my accuser
Enough hate in the world without your grace
From behind your lips of praise

Enemies in my own court
Always quick in their retort
Where truth runs thick, their patience short
I barely hear it anymore
I drowned the sound out long ago
In pursuit of a place I've yet to know
The closer to it, my accusers grow
Making clear my friend or foe

Who is my
Who is my accuser
Seems like everyone these days
Who is my
Who is my accuser
Who is my
Who is my accuser
Enough hate in the world without your grace
From behind your lips of praise

Rise up against me
Is there anybody for me?
Rise up against me
Casting stones not designated for me
Rise up against me
Tell me that you're for me
Rise up against me
But won't stand up for me

"Nom de Plume"

You're going by a different name
As if a marriage of ideas could make it change
But the only thing that's different is the way it's sang
Because your heart has stayed the same

What's in a name, oh what's in a name

A pseudonym when you take the stage
A platform to perform your claims
Subscribed to ideas that are easy to phrase
When they're written page by page

What's in a name, oh what's in a name
Everything, everything
What's in a name, oh what's in a name
Everything, everything

Take your own name
You use the wrong name, in vain
Take your own name
You take the wrong name, in vain