Beyond Grace - Persona Non Grata Lyrics

First they came for the weakest, and I was silent
Then they came for the strong, and still I held my tongue
So when they came for me, there was no-one left to bear witness
To my defiance
This is how the unacceptable, becomes the unremarkable
And what we once thought was impossible, becomes our daily bread
How quickly we discover
How easily we turn upon each other
When there's nowhere else to turn
This is how the new absurdity, becomes the next atrocity
Condemned by our complacency, to watch the tragedy unfold
This is how democracy dies in the darkness
While good men stand aside, and keep their selfish silence
Afraid to speak or raise a hand
Unwanted, unwelcome, untouchable, unclean
Persona non grata, inhuman and obscene
We hide our heads in the sand
And wash the bloodstains from our hands
And reassure ourselves the fault is not our own
But ignorance is not the same
As innocence, we're all to blame
For history repeating over and over again
We're all at fault, we're all to blame
Silence is surrender
Silence only serves the oppressor
We won't be silent any longer
Unwanted, unwelcome, untouchable, unclean
Persona non grata, inhuman and obscene
We're all unclean