There Will Be A Reckoning

Intro: (palm mute) Somewhere between the midnight And the cold and empty dawn I found myself out walking On the streets where I was born And I came upon a stranger Who looked Me in the face And asked Me what I was doing In this god forsaken place (play open) I don't need to be forgiven For something I haven't done No forewarning my family To find their place in the sun If you keep this pressure on Just don't be surprised If I can't summon up My dignity While You're roughing up My pride There will be a reckoning For the peddlers of hate, Who spread their poison all across this estate And a reckoning too, for the politicians who Left Us to this fate There will be a reckoning (palm mute) Just a few days later, a man came to My door To ask Me if I thought that This place was worth fighting for And though I recognize his reasons I just could not agree When they told me that My neighbor Would be My enemy (play open) I don't need to be forgiven For something I haven't done No forewarning my family To find Their place in the sun If You keep this pressure on Just don't be surprised If I can't summon up my dignity While You're roughing up My pride There will be a reckoning For the peddlers of hate, Who spread their poison all across this estate And a reckoning too, for the politicians who Left us to this fate There will be a reckoning There will be a reckoning There will be a reckoning There will be a reckoning