Light me in red and open my eyes Light me in red and open my eyes I don't wanna fall through this aching divide So light me in red and open my eyes Light me in red and open my eyes Tell me the truth, are we gonna survive? The doors have all closed on our runaway nights And I'm starting to get what 'forgotten' is like But I know that I'm paying a reasonable price A solitary blip in a comfortable life A priority seat, neither earned, nor denied So light me in red and open my eyes It's obvious, the universe's plans are often lost on us We're losing faith, we're losing trust And I could never say it enough So light me in red, I'm ashamed of my skin I know for a fact that I'm set up to win My gender, my race, and my class, and my kin My problems are nil in the grand scheme of things Oh it's real, and it's cruel, and it's here, and it's now I don't understand, but I understand how You can't rewrite the rules without tearing a page No room for indifference in this day and age So from here on, a promise I'll keep till I die To open my heart, and to open my mind Step back from the edge of the aching divide To stand by your side, to stand by your side So light me in red and open my eyes Light me in red and open my eyes Light me in red and open my eyes I don't wanna fall through this aching divide So light me in red and open my eyes