Polaris - Casualty

They broke our backs against the pavement
They ground our teeth down to the bone
They hung us high and bled us dry
Left to die here, defenceless and alone, in the dark
Like a forest fire waiting for a hint of a spark
Take up your arms, sharpen your knives
They gave their very last chance when they gave our lives away

Words betray us in the native tongues we speak
When power corrupts the strong, false hope condemns the weak
Break the confines, brace us for the flood
Raining from the heavens with the force of seven gods, on us all
We were all fixated on ego

All our lives, just a drop in the ocean
One more nail in the coffin, straight into the dirt
Born to die, it’s the final debt that we pay
The stain on your hands that can’t be washed away

A permanent solution, a moral absolution
The guilty many, the new disorder
The bloody hand leads the lamb to the slaughter
I heard them laugh as their eyes rolled back,
Raising a glass as their hearts turned black, drowning the guilt
Tyrant, how can you stand by their graves?
Not all can be saved

A wasted chance to set things straight
A change of heart that came too late
Out of sight, and out of mind
We are the ones you left behind

Can you hear the sound?
Piercing the silence, ringing out
As we feed the ground

All our lives, just a drop in the ocean
One more nail in the coffin, straight into the dirt
Born to die, it’s the final debt that we pay
The stain on your hands that can’t be washed away

We are the ones you left behind