Fences

There are no fences in this Universe

That will block our Human Spirit

No gods or ghosts to fear

That will condemn us to be separate from each other

We will not be shackled to your superstitions;

Mindless obedience wrapped in words

Hiding behind ignorance of the destructive sounds 

Those words make when they stab another Human Soul

There will be no retreat from the challenges

Pushing back the Justice of our minds

Blind, colorless, ageless, sexless and free

We will not be bound by your Fences of Indignity

So thump on your books

Shout your shallow prayers

Protecting you only from the darkness inside yourselves

Fenced in by callowness, devoid from the understanding of what you think you believe

We are not different in form, you and I

There is not an us and a them

There are only you and those you cauterize

With the scalding iron of your obtuseness 

When you come for our brothers or our sisters

Sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, friends or neighbors

We will not move nor let you dissolve them

Into objects of your fears and ancient definitions

Prejudice will not end until you either learn or die unlearned

That you are not God and none would have you

For it is not that you do not know what you are doing

You are piercing the flesh of humankind once again and pouring on the vinegar of indifference

Get out your saws and hammers and nails

Fence posts and barbed wire and start building

For while we watch you toil your life away

We will all stand outside and watch your Fence of Intolerance

Surround and confine you, forever and ever. Amen.

The Song:

Fences

Fences - OG

Verse 1

There are no fences in this Universe,

Blocking our spirit, can’t make it disperse.

No gods, no ghosts to keep us apart,

Nothing can sever the beat of the heart.

Verse 2

We won’t be shackled by superstition,

Mindless obedience, empty tradition.

Ignorance hides in the sound of the word,

Stabbing a soul every time it’s heard.

Chorus

We rise, unbound, we stand as one,

No fence can hold what we’ve begun.

Our spirit’s free, our voices strong,

Together forever — we all belong.

Verse 3

No retreat from the truth we find,

Justice beats inside our mind.

Blind, colorless, ageless, free,

No fences of indignity.

Verse 4

Thump on your books, shout your prayers,

But they only protect from the dark you bear.

Callow walls keep you confined,

Faith without love leaves you blind.

Verse 5

We are not different, you and I,

No “us” and “them,” that’s a lie.

You cauterize flesh with your iron cold,

But humankind won’t be bought or sold.

Verse 6

Come for our brothers, sisters, friends,

Sons, daughters — the line won’t bend.

We will not move, we won’t dissolve,

Your ancient fears, we won’t absolve.

Verse 7

Prejudice ends when you learn or die,

You are not God, stop living the lie.

You know the pain, you choose the blade,

Piercing the flesh with the hate you’ve made.

Verse 8 (Outro)

Get your saws, your nails, your wire,

Fence posts raised with empty fire.

We’ll watch you toil your life away,

Trapped in the cage you built today.

Chorus (Final)

We rise, unbound, we stand as one,

No fence can hold what we’ve begun.

Our spirit’s free, our voices strong,

Together forever — we all belong.