Verse
D#
There are people who say
G# D#
We oughta give you a chance
Cm
But there’s not a chance in hell
D# G# D#
That we’ll sit back and watch you try to turn back the clock
Cm A# G# D#
And just sigh and say “oh well”
Cm G# D#
No, we’ll fight you every step of the way
Cm G# D#
You’re playing a losing game
G# D#
And you’ll be the one with nothing to say
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But I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not gonna say your name
[Verse 2]
I’m sick of your name,
G# D#
I’ve heard it enough
Cm
I’d rather not hear it anymore
D# G# D#
But you’re wrong if you think we can look the other way
Cm A# G# D#
While you kick our friends to the floor
Cm G# D#
And though it’s hard to accept you’re really here to stay
Cm G# D#
Our culture is obsessed with fame
G# D#
I might have to see your face a hundred times every day
Fm G# Fm G# D# A# G# D#
But I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not gonna say your name
[Verse 3]
You let your name
G# D#
Be a symbol of hate
Cm
And you never said a word
D# G# D#
Anything you say now is too little too late
Cm A# G# D#
It’s pathetic and absurd
Cm G# D#
I hear the voices of hate they’re getting louder each day
Cm G# D#
We’re all looking for someone to blame
G# D#
But I’ll keep on singing for love anyway
Fm G# Fm G# D# A# G# D#
And I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not gonna say your name
[Verse 4]
Tell me don’t you have a mother?
G# D#
F daughter, a wife?
Cm
Man, you really oughta be ashamed
D# G# D#
The way you brag about grabbing what gave you your life
Cm A# G# D#
You must really think life is a game
Cm G# D#
Well a big storm is coming, it might last four years
Cm G# D#
Maybe nothing will ever be the same
G# D#
But we won’t move away, we will stay right here
Fm G# Fm G# D# A# G# D#
And we’re not, we’re not, we’re not, we’re not, we’re not gonna say your name