This song is a call for help dedicated to those who cannot speak for themselves. They who are behind cages, cold, hungry, alone, inconsolable & separated from their loved ones. They have no more tears to cry. From the bombed courtyards of Aleppo to the streets of Berlin & the detention centers in Texas — for the child refugees of the world.
First they came for the refugees, and I did not speak out —
Because I was not a refugee.
Then they came for their children, and I did not speak out —
Because my children were safe at home.
Then they came for the people of color, and I did not speak out —
Because I was not a person of color.
Then they came for the women, and I did not speak out —
Because I was not a woman.
Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.
Steel blue eyes, hostile, devoid of compassion
Derisive laughter as tired, brown faces cross the border
