Just because i can't change everything,
doesn't mean i can't change anything.
Dance on the ashes of what was and fall head first in what could be.
Beyond the barricade...is there a world you long to see?
To envision a world without chains but recognize that we,
as individuals, can only chip away at the links.
One at a time, day by day.
To have the ability to wage quiet wars in our everyday lives,
and recognize the subtle victories when they happen....
An opinion changed by something you said.
A lifestyle adjusted by what you suggested.
A brighter path taken with directions you gave.
A world revealed by what you did.
One brick today is one less for tomorrow.


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    This song is amazing.

    anneymalon October 26, 2004   Link
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    Word, this song kicks.

    Evidentally about how one person can make a difference, no matter how little or much they can do, they can still change things.

    remmeon September 11, 2005   Link
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    "An opinion changed by something you said. A lifestyle adjusted by what you suggested."

    That line is amaaaazing. Her voice seems so strained, yet so amazingly controlled that it blows me away.

    Maycombon December 31, 2005   Link
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    damn, crazy song!

    xantoson January 18, 2006   Link
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    I just found this band today. Anarcho-punk with Les Miserables references? HELL YEAH! I'm in love.

    not24601on March 05, 2007   Link

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