Je t'accuse

First there was Gisèle
Then there was Sophie
Isa, Khadija, and Marie
And my friend Claire
And then there's me too
And all the ones who never said a thing

But you don't give a damn, do you?
Just another name on the list
In a news story, in a drawer
Tons of lives filed away without a follow-up
But you won't do anything, will you?
And that's the real problem
Justice, do we have to make it ourselves?

'Cause I accuse you (ah)
Of turning a blind eye when you saw everything
I accuse you (ah)
Don't play innocent, you did nothing when you knew
I accuse you (ah)
Right hand raised
I accuse you (ah)
And I own it (ah)

Where were you?
You probably don't even exist
Why are you never there when we stop believing in you?
Ask all the kids you don't protect
Not all monsters are just in movie theaters

But you don't give a damn, do you?
Just another name on the list
In a news story, in a drawer
Tons of lives filed away without a follow-up
But you won't do anything, will you?
Or should we harass you?
Justice, do we have to make it ourselves?

'Cause I accuse you (ah)
Of turning a blind eye when you saw everything
I accuse you (ah)
Don't play innocent, you did nothing when you knew
I accuse you (ah)
Right hand raised
I accuse you (ah)
And I own it (ah)
And I own it (ah)
For all the ones that violence condemned to silence
I accuse you (ah)
For those who warned you but you never heard
I accuse you (ah)
For those who bear the heaviest burdens
For the victims of your system (ah)
(ah)
I accuse you
And I own it