Propaganda - Human Persons lyrics

[Verse 1: Micah Bournes] It's 2014 and you might think we preaching to the choir Who doesn't believe in equality these days? Only the crazies on the fringes The primitive macho men who beat their chests like apes God, I hate s**ists! And the brainless racists who still see in black and white And the h*mophobic hyper-religious If only the true God would smite these bigots So the rest of us can live in peace [Both] Slow your roll revolutionaries [Verse 1: Micah Bournes] Let us be careful not to demonize our oppressors Lest we become just like them Calling humans something other than human And I know it's natural to hate your enemies But we of faith cannot be slaves to our nature "I'm only human!" No. Being human is not an excuse for wrongdoings It's what makes them unacceptable We are human [Verse 2: Propaganda] I think when it comes down to it, we've been asking the wrong questions Appealing to a**umed emotions Barking up the wrong trees I think the real question is: "What is person?" We who have managed to maintain this mortal coil Must continue to answer this question Oddly enough, the answer was much more fluid than I expected Oddly enough, the answer depends on when, or where it was asked Well, "We are protoplasm," "We are chemical reactions," "We are close ecosystems," We are overgrown primates with egos That still can't explain pyramids Or love And I asked my estranged father How he knew he was in love He said, "Son, if I knew, I'd write a book. Be a millionaire." Persons These truths we hold to be self-evident That my grandfather was 3/5 of a person until full persons could reach a compromise Persons, that until their documents become un-unned, are aliens Persons! We don't even know when we become them At conception, at birth, or when you name 'em Or when you simply decide you're gonna keep 'em Persons Does a person become a person Because of other persons Or is a person a person independent of other person's perceptions? And silly us! Can a person own property? Can a person be property? Persons [Verse 3: Micah Bournes] We are human Possessing a consciousness which bucks against animal instinct And calls us to be human And love our enemies Bless those who curse us Do good to those who hate us Pray for those who persecute us Yes; these are things only humans can do because only we are fashioned after divinity A God who became that which He made and died naked while praying for the forgiveness of those k**ing Him That, my friends, is a revolutionary concept That is the only type of justice which moves beyond Dictators playing King of the Hill So be responsible and vote But know that most injustice is legalized Most truth speakers are crucified And policy change requires sacrifice Amendments are written in the blood of martyrs and victims Justice is victor only when those alien to her are per-soni-fied [Verse 4: Propaganda] And I can tell you lies Sweet little lies I can feed your dirty little mind Go head, shut ya eyes No, tighter! Better yet, put on one of those li'l sleepy masks Maybe the stars will disappear Close your curtains No, tighter! Maybe the sun will cease to exist It's a stupid question; of course falling trees make noise And slavery is real, and business is booming, thank you very much So go ahead, write your little songs Twerk your little heart out Be the best culture vulture you could possibly be Make it rain until all your rent money Lands in the backpack of a monster That has no concept of self-perception And no that he is just that-- a monster That has no idea what "person" is