The Phrase "Never Again"
Channel: Jonathan Mann
Date: 2019-06-19

Oh silly me
Oh silly my
I’ve had the wrong idea
This entire time
I thought never again
Meant protect the innocent 
Meant always stand against
Cruel and powerful men
I thought never again
Meant when children
Are being put in cages
We do everything we can
To stop it and to shame it
To call it out and name it
People put in camps
There’s only one way to frame it

Never again
Never again
If that’s not right now
Then I don’t know when

Oh silly me
When I hear you
It’s like you want that phrase
Reserved for jews
And not for anyone
Who’s being scapegoated
Dehumanized
Torn down and rail roaded
Used by a leader
Political pawns
To inflict cruelty
And see what’s the response 
But i’m sure it’ll end
With asylum seekers
I’m sure no other groups
Will be labeled illegals

Never again
Never again
If that’s not right now
Then I don’t know when


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