Epica - Martyr of the Free Word lyrics

Speaking in degradation
A conversation can take a sudden turn
And reaching the point of violence
Because your silence left you without
A hand to hold your past will lead you on to

Making a final judgement
Based on your bias will
Never bring you forward
Terror should never guide you
For even the fearful can take
A beating in the end
Suspicion gets you nowhere

Those who denounce a way of life
Will stand alone
Left to atone their social blunders
If you gun down the messenger
You guarantee that he will be made
Into a saint a martyr of the free word

I will say
(I will say) what I think (what I think)
I will do (I will do) what I say (what I say)
When liberty seems out of reach
We'll fight for our freedom of speech

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat eis

Missing a simple context
A mental weakness can throw
You out of balance
Listen, respect each other
Then you'll discover it mustn't
Always end in hate
It's not too late for mercy

Those who denounce a way of life
Will stand alone
Left to atone their social blunders
If you gun down the messenger
You guarantee that he will be made
Into a saint a martyr of the free word

I will say
(I will say) what I think (what I think)
I will do (I will do) what I say (what I say)
When tolerance seems out of sight
We will fight
When liberty seems out of reach
We'll fight for our freedom of speech