Mina Caputo - As Much Truth as One Can Bear lyrics

It takes courage to love me Takes courage to care Takes courage to confront Your weaknesses you share The victim of the flames I'm speakin' as a potential victim The burning of the witch The n******g, the Jew And the f*ggot too The bloodstained self The violence on our TV Is far more dangerous than p**nography How much longer could she take The beatings and the rape? As much truth as one can bear The evils in the world Then a little more Which has panic at the root We all live in a world Where dreams betray and are betrayed Where love dies and innocence must die The awful question of whether or not All our dreams have failed How we managed to become what we have This inexpressible pain So desperate, so empty What are we to do about it? This present chaos The terror and the bombings Holding our breath underwater And this songs an act of love And this songs an act of love And this songs an act of love And this songs an act of love