With the rejects and lonely, I blend With the beggars and junkies I welcome the pain Of a life as a target of blame
For the outcast who wouldn't align With the ruthless unfairness that rules on our time For the wolves, driven out by the lambs
You're mistaking the crook for the honest While you're building your homes far away from us Raising walls to keep us on the outside Of your meaningless life
Fire up your guns To honor the ones Who walk on the edge of the light to follow their cause Fire up your guns Defying the kings For the word that they preach is the wound That is making us bleed
I break my bread with the thieves I share my wine with the villain you fear To be cursed by the ones you revere
The weak and the bullied we are The tyrant is feeding us crumbs from his hand Celebrate a disheartening life
Dishonesty cracks in the light Necessity forces the proud to be humble Failure in life purifies
Dependency dampens the wild Inequity weighs down the motion of progress Life isn't just to survive
Fire up the guns Light up the flame and they will hear Let anger be the voice that speaks
Born as a shade in the dark Like a stain of shame on the flag of our cultural pride Are we all Unaware of our loss? For a part of our kin we refuse To relieve and condemn to exile
Fire up your guns To honor the ones Who walk on the edge of the light to follow their cause Fire up your guns Defying the kings For the word that they preach is the wound That is making us bleed
Fire up your guns
