Am I a devil

Am I a devil

By any other name

But mine own

Did I turn the screw

Was I standing by the wayside

As you shuffled by

Did I fasten the shackles

Clean the showers

Tie the knot in a rope

Put it over your head

Say nothing

When the burning came

Believing that life was hard

For a working man

When they beat the drum

Did I come running

Did I stand in line

Take the shilling

Serve the cause

Of freedom

From tyranny

When it was always there

Am I to blame

For believing

Things would change

For the better

When a generation died

And the whole world cried

Was I complicit

In the surrender

Of power

From the people

To the hands of the few

Did I sell my soul

For liberty

At the expense

Of you.