Ten thousand candles in the street
Ten thousand faces slightly lit
All so angry and afraid
Some of them speechless, but what’s to say?
Ten thousand candles in the street
Ten thousand flares that no one lit
On the edge of razor blade
Broken down and betrayed
What good are the protest songs
If no one wants to sing along?
What’s the point of standing strong
When you stood up for something wrong?
Ten thousand candles in the street
Ten thousand faces, one heartbeat
Some won’t find anything to eat
While others won’t have roof to sleep
So sing that anthem, darlings, sing
Another cog in the machine
There’s no surrender, no retreat
Ten thousand faces, one heartbeat
What good are the protest songs
If no one wants to sing along?
What’s the point of standing strong
When you stood up for something wrong?
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