I startle a shot
And all I am not
Starts to beat up against the windowpane
Did I do this all in vain 
Did I stand up to be counted
Against all that has amounted
To nothing in the wind 
And to have sinned
Is the mantra of the day
I look at Hozier and he looks away
Or he would if he could see me stare
But I was there 
When the boy spoke those words to me
And if I could’ve I would’ve set him free
To run and play
But he held on and, okay
I must admit I was defeated 
Because the song of my heart had retreated 
Into itself 
And mental health 
Is the order of the day
As they order me to go away
And just lie still 
Like the wars they wage never will 
Fall silent like the sounds of guns
When they realise you are the one 
Who will make the difference to the child 
Who thinks he is alone in the wild 
And I’m looking at screens 
At Gaza and broken dreams 
And it seems like there’s nothing I can do 
But powerlessness is a choice too 
And somehow I reach out to someone 
And let them know there is a sun 
Behind all the smoke 
That starts to choke 
The young in the fog 
And the fire log 
Is not enough to keep me warm 
When others must endure the storm 
Of always being in the wrong place at the wrong time 
And they talk about a war crime 
But how about just stop 
Being the evil that you’re not 
Not in your core
This is not for humanity anymore
There is an open door
And the light is pouring through
Does anyone feel it enough to say “I’m with you”?