And Sadness Will Sear

"And Sadness Will Sear" - Trivium


Shepherd is chased by the wolves
Ones who live by intolerance and hate
For what they couldn't understand.
Blinded and vicious are the beasts
Needing and ripping out a beautiful human
He did nothing more than be himself.


Tied to the fences, they break you
And sadness will sear.
Cold is the wind that will freeze you
And sadness will sear.


Scarecrow is left crucified,
Left freezing, bleeding, tired and wondering why
They just couldn't understand.
It's the preachers and the teachers
Government's closed-minded creatures
Try to teach us to hate that which is different.


It's 12:53 AM October 12 when the scarecrow died
A victim of society's cruelty
It's 12:53 AM October 12 when the shepherd died
The candle's light will light your departure.


Trivium is a rock band I am rather fond of, and I was just listening to this song the other day.


This song is about Matthew Shepard, a normal guy who tried to live his life just like anyone else in the entire world. Unfortunately, he was also gay, and there were some who didn't agree with that. October 6, 1998 shortly after midnight, two guys, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, agreed to give him a ride home. They drove him to a remote area, where they robbed, beat, and tortured him before tying him to a fence and left him to die. They had also found his address and intended to steal from his house.


Barely alive and tied to a fence, Matthew Shepard was discovered eighteen hours later by a cyclist who had initially mistook him for a scarecrow. Shepard suffered fractures to his head and severe brainstem damage, affecting his body to regulate heart rate, body temperature, and other vital functions. Several small lacerations covered his face, head, and neck. The doctors deemed his injuries too severe to operate, and he never regained consciousness. He was on full life support.


Matthew Shepard was pronounced dead at 12:53 AM on 12 October 1998, only 21 years old. He had so much he could have lived for and accomplished, but was killed for one reason and one reason alone.


He was gay.


As I've said before, I'm not much for activism, but it's stories like this that I don't like hearing. I don't want to hear about people being killed over who they love. I don't want to hear about the murders of innocent lives when all they wanted to do was see a movie. I don't like this crap. And it's closed minded people (to include Christians) that let things like this happen.


Does God want you to kill gay people because you think it's immoral? No. God would never ask that of anyone. God loves everyone. Maybe you people should try it. 


And I love this blog, despite refusing to openly display it. That whole "get my feelings out" type deal, y'know?


STOP BEING SO FREAKIN' RETARDED, HUMANITY. And people wonder why I'm a nihilistic misanthrope. There really is no hope for humanity.

-DCV-