Nana Grizol - Explained Away lyrics

Someone told a story about a
Man who'd lived through Hell
And stumbled, orphaned, to his home
To find the servants living well
And how they welcomed him like family
As they plotted out some deed
To kill him in his sleep and
Stay to satisfy their greed

I thought of who it is whose
Story gets remembered in the end
And through how many careful tellings
Does one practice their defense
Some nuances the narrator selectively omit's
A once collective memory is
Destined to forget

Yeah we make decisions that account for
The worlds that we live in
We make explanations that amount to
The ones we envision
It isn't just the horror of the
Way he killed those kids
But the way the tale was told
Explained away the deed he did
You know that everybody needs a place to live
You show your willfulness to ignorance with
The council that you give
The testimonial performances belie the
Lies you've lived
Another actor on the podium feels
Slighted by the ways
And abstractions been amended on some broken
Bygone days
Yeah but these politics have victims
They get stuck there in the space
Between the weight of great ideals
And the narratives they shape

It wasn't you there with the handgun
But your fax machine and pen
Your personal computer
And your business acumen
Appeal to a notion that we all
Deserve what we can reach for
That what sit's in your sight
Is a God-given right
Yes in spite of the slights
You can't speak for
Sees fairness as a function of the
Rules that you can't bend
Takes action over nothing but the
Naked will to win