Tears

Aadd9 Gadd9 I cry, for all of those who died Gadd9 Aadd9 Not for the colour of their skin Aadd9 Gadd9 Not for perception of their sin Gadd9 D Not for a war they’re fighting in D Cadd9 Just for the place where they had been D Cadd9 D F D Cadd9 D F Aadd9 Gadd9 I cry, because no one tells me why Gadd9 Aadd9 Cry for the fanning of the flames Aadd9 Gadd9 Cry for the passing of the blame Gadd9 D Cry for the policies of shame D Cadd9 For circumstances unexplained D Cadd9 D F Aadd9 Gadd9 Ask why, ask why so many people lie Gadd9 Aadd9 Why they distort what’s happening Aadd9 Gadd9 Why they must cover up the scene Gadd9 D And hide the truth of what has been D Cadd9 When what was real is just obscene D Cadd9 D F D Cadd9 D F Aadd9 Gadd9 I cry, because I know eye for an eye Gadd9 Aadd9 Will make it worse, exacerbate Aadd9 Gadd9 Mistrust, suspicion and more hate Gadd9 D I have to watch it escalate D Cadd9 Into a cataclysmic state D Cadd9 D F D Cadd9 D F Aadd9 Gadd9 I cry, I cry for those who’ve yet to die Gadd9 Aadd9 I cry because it’s not the end Aadd9 Gadd9 And wounds may never get to mend Gadd9 D ‘Cause no-one knows how defend D Cadd9 Against imaginary friends D Cadd9 D F D Cadd9 D F A I cry