Song, © by Michaël Lessard, around 1996 *

A period of growth when I was becoming, slowly but surely, an active democratic human being.

We Are Guilty

I saw the eyes of this man on TV,

he was preparing to die with dignity.

I saw his eyes, he was looking at me

He was telling the world :

you look at us die, you look at us die.

Jesus man it's so fucken real !

I saw the eyes of this man on TV,

but he was just one of so many.

We are guilty !

We are guilty !

We did nothing ! We watched them die !

I know it inside !!!

That beyond my pain there is one truth,

I do nothing. I do nothing.

I'm a fucken loser wasting my time.

Raised in the land of indifference or of apathy

We are liars, pretending to live

I don't want to be like this

Am I another coward ?

I want to be a man of courage, a man of knowledge

I want to lift my head and breath

Breaking through this foolish fear and pride...

Rising to meet the truth...

My dreams are the past

'cause now I'm gona kick ass

I'm gona stare myself down

My soul will scream

I will exist.

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Hint : I would like some of my texts to be used by actual bands.