Persona Non Grata by Beyond Grace Lyrics

Is the only lesson of history to be that mankind is unteachable?

First they came for the weakest, and I was silent
Then they came for the strong, and still I held my tongue
So when they came for me
There was no one left to bear witness
To my defiance

This is how the unacceptable becomes the unremarkable
And what we once thought was impossible becomes our daily brеad

How quickly we discover
How easily wе turn upon each other
When there’s nowhere else to turn

This is how the new absurdity becomes the next atrocity
Condemned by our complacency to watch the tragedy unfold
This is how democracy dies in the darkness
While good men stand aside and keep their selfish silence
Afraid to speak or raise a hand
Unwanted, unwelcome
Untouchable, unclean
Persona non grata
Inhuman and obscene

We hide our heads in the sand
And wash the bloodstains from our hands
And reassure ourselves the fault is not our own
But ignorance is not the same
As innocence, we're all to blame
For history repeating over and over again

We're all at fault, we're all to blame

Silence is surrender
Silence only serves the oppressor

We won't be silent any longer

Unwanted, unwelcome
Untouchable, unclean
Persona non grata
Inhuman and obscene

We're all unclean