Humanifesto - Yesterday's Headlines lyrics

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Three children taken from<br />

Their front yard by their dad<br />

And the police ignored the<br />

Mother crying that he had<br />

Violated the restraining order<br />

To keep him away from the children at all times.<br />

The officer in charge simply dismissed her pleas<br />

As the overly hysterical rantings of a controlling freak.<br />

And when the father called home<br />

To say he'd taken them to an amusement park<br />

The police washed their hands of the whole situation<br />

And rolled their eyes at the crazy woman.<br />

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But when Simon showed up at the police station and opened fire<br />

They feigned shock at what they found after they shot him to the ground.<br />

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No one denied that the death of these three girls<br />

By their father was a tragedy<br />

But the police department felt no obligation<br />

To take responsibility.<br />

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And Jessica's whole world was crashing down on her<br />

The ones sworn to serve and protect had failed their pledge<br />

And now what could have been simple abduction<br />

Had led to Simon's death and a triple homicide.<br />

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And so this chapter ends on the front page headlines<br />

The stories pile on, forgotten everytime<br />

A family's tragic tale reduced to urban myth<br />

No one's accountable, the blame simply dismissed<br />

But for the victims who survive, the pain never subsides, <br />

The questions catechise, the memories never die.