I’m used to not speaking up It’s easy for me But easy has a price Nothing is truly free I kept quiet When I saw injustice I kept quiet And silence kept the truth hidden Like an impenetrable fortress No one benefited Nothing was made better Each time I didn’t speak up Around my neck heart and mouth a fetter I want to break these chains Of dreadful silence I want to speak the truth in love I want to be more than my compliance I want to break free like a dove Maybe it will start with just a whisper Maybe I’ll dramatically bust free It’s time to escape the prison That silence has fortified all around me “Um… please listen.” “Uh… I have something I’d like to say.”