Renegades

We were young and tough and serious

and the world our enemy

But now is different

We are all that stands between

I see you’ve met my new pet

Tell your crew to back away

They don’t want that kind of hurt

Trust me

You went on alone,

now it’s time

for you to come back in from the cold, again

We stand alone but we are

like you once were,

warriors who heard the call

(for all)

It was easy being fearless

when the pain was never real

But now is different

We are all that stands between

the end of the world that we know

and what we have right here

We need you in this war

Trust me

Used to be a single voice that vanished in a crowd

Vague just like a distant sun when hidden by the clouds

Found a way to surface and to speak my truth aloud

Be powerful

Stand fast and proud.