Eyes Wide Shut

After ten long years
Some of us still
Nurse our broken hearts
Over the pain inflicted
Upon us on that historical day

They said that it changed the world
But I say that it only empowered
Those who shrouded us in darkness
And hardened the hearts
Of those who dare not seek the truth

It's unpatriotic, they said
It's insensitive and disrespectful
To those who lost loved ones, they said
But nothing is more so than to allow
So many questions to remain unanswered

We’ve been called conspiracy theorists
Simply because we cannot and will not
Accept the unsatisfactory explanation given
But we have always known that shadows loom large
And lies stand upon feeble legs

Many of us found comfort in consensus reality
While others would not rest until the truth was known
Of course, the path of least resistance prevailed
And it was reinforced by the repetitious jingoism
Bombarding our collective unconsciousness everyday

Never forget was the mantra
But how could we forget
When those images were emblazoned
On our brains and the suffering that we inflicted
Upon innocent people continues to this day

We became much of what they had said
We were fighting against
We were turned into bloodthirsty savages
And in our self-congratulatory revenge-seeking
The devil crept in and glued our eyes wide shut

 And now, the problem remains,
How will we find our way home?
Because along with our blindness,
The crows have eaten our breadcrumb trails
And we fight amongst ourselves

No, the world didn’t change on that day
We are just children on a seesaw;
The truth has been weighted in the down position
And the only thing that we forgot
Is what truth looks like

And while they fester in their anger
And foment hatred for their scapegoat
We won’t stop asking questions
And opening bewildered eyes
Because compromise on the truth… is just another lie

ambient_1 © 2011