World Threw The First Punch

Stand convicted

Guilty before proven innocent

The court of public opinion

They just want to see someone bleed

They used to burn witches

Now they burn outcasts

Someone said it online

It’s true, it has to be

Believe all victims

A victim never lies

A billion innocent lynchings

We forget those times

They used to burn garbage

Now they burn loners

Eternal victims, crocodile tears

I got a sob story too but I don’t whine

The world threw the first punch

The world drew first blood

Not me

When innocence proven

No apologies are given

No outrage at the liar

The mob disperses quietly

They used to burn heretics

Now they burn individuals

You have to be one of us

In this twisted society

Recreational outrage

Take out all your problems

Through a filter of your flaws

Never question your own intentions

They used to burn crosses

Now they burn freedoms

No one is ever left alone

Attack without question

The world threw the first punch

The world drew first blood

Not me