Gather up the flags and burn them all Gather up the words that make us small Gather up the thoughts that keep us down Gather up the hate and make a sound I'm walking down that lonesome road Where all my friends have grown so old There are no reasons to give in There are no passions to hold in Let that which does not matter truly slide That's what she said the day she died There is so much work left to do There is too much red lost to blue There's only one chance so get it right Between the jet black sea and the violent night I've been known to take a side But that don't mean I'm always right