when hatred prevails and reigns supreme,
when we are divided by our faith,
when we are divided by our faith,
dogma, race or community.
Our focus should be on
Our focus should be on
the forty-nine innocent lives that were lost,
instead of whom to blame
instead of whom to blame
and which group we must accost.
When hatred takes over,
When hatred takes over,
ego is the sole reason a louse could feel like a man,
arrogance ignored results in fools
acting out their wicked plans.
Anyone who instills fear in others
Anyone who instills fear in others
should be labeled as a terrorist,
it should not be reserved exclusively for
it should not be reserved exclusively for
that religion from the Middle East.
What difference does it make
What difference does it make
when families are bereaved,
no amount of bleach could ever erase
these tears or this blood from the streets.
Who would have thought a city filled with Disney magic
Who would have thought a city filled with Disney magic
could experience ugliness like this,
if Mickey Mouse is not even safe
then no one really is.
The world is awash in mourning;
there is no humanity.
So we must look to the helpers to save us
from being eaten alive by insanity.
Inhumane beasts like this creature,
Inhumane beasts like this creature,
the byproduct of a corrupt society,
are proof that ignorance untreated
results in a false sense of piety.
For centuries, the battle between
For centuries, the battle between
good and evil has been fought.
Today we learned acceptance is not innate
Today we learned acceptance is not innate
and needs to be taught.
Take away their guns and weapons,
Take away their guns and weapons,
let them wage wars with words;
it's said sticks and stones
it's said sticks and stones
can break one's bones but never verbs.
It's evident now how desperately
It's evident now how desperately
we need to make a change,
exclusion is not the answer
exclusion is not the answer
as it only creates more rage.
Unless we learn to love
Unless we learn to love
and accept our fellow man,
we will always be two steps behind,
unable to accomplish all that we truly can.
Come together, right now—
as we mourn this immeasurable loss.
Come together, right now—
as we mourn this immeasurable loss.
When our safe spaces are targeted,
everybody pays the cost.
He expected to put an end
He expected to put an end
to the global community's pulse but failed.
All he accomplished was for our hearts
to beat louder to show we have prevailed.
Let us pray for the victims, before we ensure
evil of this scale never occurs again;