Well I’ve been known to heal the sick and catch the one who falls I know I’m different from all you folks but in my heart I know I’m not bad And no matter what you do to me you never will change that You ask me to confess to things I know I have not done I am only guilty of being myself so here I stand the chosen one I will not beg for mercy I will not back down I will stand on what I believe For it was love that brought me into this world though it’s by hate that I must leave Cast me down to your holy ground But I will not bend and I will not beg I will stand tall while you spit in my face And I will shed no tears for you as your ignorance shines through I pray the gods will hear me as I make my final plea I was taken from my home last night I had barely time to rest My family you took from me they were beaten as we left In my ears I still hear the beating and the cries Am I to understand that this is how you purify Now here I stand in shackles and chains and a host of armored guards But in this room it is not me that intends to do harm I’ll bow my head and hear your words and accept wht I must do I’ll hold my tongue and be led away as I give my life to you Cast me down to your holy ground But I will not bend and I will not beg I will stand tall while you spit in my face And I will shed no tears for you as your ignorance shines through I pray the gods will hear me as I make my final plea I see them gathered all around and they cheer as I burn I can feel no pain no agony but I’m hurt by their words I hold no anger towards these men I only wish that they could see That no matter how many they burn they will never kill the memory Cast me down to your holy ground But I will not bend and I will not beg I will stand tall while you spit in my face And I will shed no tears for you as your ignorance shines through I pray the gods will hear me as I make my final plea |