Shut Me Out
Breaking Chains of Ignorance: Sick of It All's Powerful Message
Lyrics
Pressure cooker about to explode
Expressing intense pressure, a situation ready to explode.
The ignorant ones are litenin' to fools
Criticizing those who listen to uninformed or foolish individuals.
Radical factions add fuel to the fire
Referring to radical groups that contribute to escalating conflicts.
To satisfy their hateful desire
Highlighting the destructive satisfaction derived from hatred.
We as the innocent suffer the most
Pointing out the innocence of a group suffering the most.
Paying for crimes we did not commit
Addressing unjust punishment for crimes not committed.
Here to serve penance for history's sins
Being accountable for historical sins and seeking penance.
Detested for something we've never been
Expressing dislike or hatred for something the group has never been.
All their grandstands, all their big plans
Critiquing ineffective grand plans and stands.
Didn't change a damn thing
Emphasizing the lack of change despite grand plans.
How could you explain
Questioning the ability to understand another's pain.
I don't know your pain
Acknowledging the difficulty of empathizing with unfamiliar pain.
Understanding how you shut me out
Expressing frustration and the feeling of being excluded.
Trust - is lost - we'll gain it back
Stating that trust is lost but can be regained.
Give us the chance
Asking for a chance to regain trust.
Look in our past and what do you see
Highlighting a violent history when examining the past.
History of violence for centuries
Pointing out centuries of historical violence.
The truth isn't written in history's page
Challenging the accuracy of history in revealing the truth.
This is the source of frustration and rage
Identifying frustration and rage as originating from historical inaccuracies.
We have no rights to ask for your trust
Acknowledging a lack of entitlement to trust.
To gain your acceptance we'll do what we must
Committing to actions to gain acceptance and trust.
We'll make a stand for whatever's right
Committing to standing for what is right.
We'll make a stand equal and tight
Committing to an equal and tight stance.
Shut me out don't you
Repeating the theme of being shut out, expressing frustration.
Shut me out don't you
Repeating the theme of being shut out, emphasizing the feeling.
Shut me out don't you
Repeating the theme of being shut out, expressing frustration.
Shut me out
Reiterating the feeling of being shut out.
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