It didn't start with the camps
With hate literature or banks
It didn't end with a war,
Diplomacy or bombs ashore
It didn't start with the disappearing ones
Nor with the way you educate your sons
It didn't start with you and me
Yes it did, we said ok to ambiguity
It started with a racist phrase
With intolerance built over days
It started with a fake superiority
With the creation of a minority
The past is the present and the future is now
Will you fight or submit and take a bow
Locked in a prison of hate-filled fear
The key is the enemy you keep near
Believe all, hear none, screens consumed
Deny all, read none, books entombed
Stop telling me that it started with us
Look away with me, why even discuss
It started by exploiting your insecurities
By making you believe in impurities
It started by telling you to belong
Telling you to send others along
It started by giving hate a human form
Giving you shelter from the coming storm
It started by controlling music and art
By giving your shame a brand new start
It didn't end with... it never ends
We're all fools trying to make amends