If it takes them so long, so long to say yes   Why don't they just say no?   They don't need anyone to be put to the test   Why don't they let us go      Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be free      We needed a plan, we needed defenses   We couldn't raise a smile   As the world looked on, they raided our senses   There can be no reconcile      Burning down, burning down   Burning down, burning down      There was a time before life was taken for granted   Will never come again   Our flower is dead, the seed is unplanted   They put it all to the flame      Burning down, burning down   Burning down, burning down      Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be free      Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be free      Burning down, burning down   Burning down, burning down   Burning down, burning down   Burning down, burning down      Burning down, burning down   Burning down