What About Us

a tribute to Live's "I Alone"
by Loffy

Leave your worries at the door
All the love you need is here
I'm so glad you could make it
now just sit back and let me steer

Forget about everything you know
I'm the only one who truly loves you
You're lost at sea -- deaf, blind and dumb
Hold fast to me, you'll be brand new

What about us, what about them
Will we ever see the light
Lost at sea -- deaf, blind and dumb
we can't tell what's wrong from right
What about us, what about them
When you talk in rhymes and riddles
it's the world you condemn
What about us, what about them

There is no need for questions
Let me explain it all to you
Don't ask, don't think, don't do anything
You're still weak, it won't do you good

Is it starting to make sense?
Do you finally see the light?
Didn't I tell you I'm the only one?
All the others will just leave you out at night

What about us, what about them
are we as worthless as you say
Unless we mouth the words you feed us
We'll be saved some other day
What about us, what about them
Dare you speak of love and mercy
while the world you condemn
What about us, what about them

Look down at all the tired, weary people
and you'll see the foolish and the lost
You were once lost but now you are found
Because I found you -- you're nothing without me

What about us, what about them
can he hear us up above
or have you told him we're just garbage
underserving of his love
What about us, what about them
Dare you speak of love and mercy
Well, it's you we condemn
What about us, what about them