Garrick Schultz - Not In My Name (A Jewish Song for Palestine) Lyrics

You say the war is fair and just as can be
You say it's for the sake of people like me
That if it ends, the Stars of David burn
Well did you even think to ask if that's true?
You tried your best, there's nothing more you can do?
Or is this bloodshed what you truly yearn?

So send your prayers with the missiles as they tumble down
See the fireworks burning bright
Raise your flag on the bodies piled ten feet high
And pretend that it makes you right
But not in my name, not in my name tonight

Our history is black with blood and despair
But that's the reason it's our duty to care
And see a better world beyond the now
You claim a cry for peace is hate to discuss
What does that say about your picture of us?
How dare you stamp your shame upon my brow?

If there's a death toll high enough to stay your hand
Please let me know cause it feels out of sight
Do you cry for the innocents you sacrifice
Or does it only matter if they're white?
Well, not in my name, not in my name tonight

So I sing for all people
From the river to the sea
Hoping someday soon when the sun's out
Everyone will be set free
We will share a table in the shade
And leave the past behind
Mourn for the victims, pray for the children
Keeping time

You say be quiet if I don't want to lose
Well, hate to break it but that's not what I choose
I'll paint my star in black and green and red
Cause I believe the martyrs matter as well
If that's a sin, I guess I'm going to hell
You will not stain my people with your dead

So spin your lies, tell the world I'm just a raving fool
But soon the truth is gonna come to light
And when it does, we'll remember who refused the fear
And who was cheering at the chance to fight
I will not be a shield to bear your sins
I will say what I know is right
So not in my name, not in my name
Tonight
No, not in my name, not in my name tonight