Calling out into the night
But silence is what you hear
Slowly I draw closer
Death is coming near
All eyes turn away from you
There's nothing to do now
A shot rings out through the night
It's time for you to bow
Screams of terror fill the air
But the damage has been done
A young man in a pool of blood
But the battle is far from won

The pull of a trigger
The fall of a life
Millions stand just watching
Don't be blinded by fright

He died for money
You killed for shame
It will soon be forgotten
But never be the same
What the hell is going on
Don't tell me you don't see
They make us live in constant fear
A fact that should not be
We've got to band together
And stand up for what's right
You just walk away
As they spread their terror in the night

The pull of a trigger
The fall of a life
Millions stand just watching
Don't be blinded by fright

You just close your eyes
And look away
You should stand and fight
We'll win today

The battle's far from over
But in the end we have won
We've regained control of our lives
And we're standing in the sun
All the lives that have been lost
Can't be brought back from the grave
But as we continue fighting
Think of all the lives that we've saved
Rising up from the darkness
There's no turning back
As they try to band together
We'll continue our attack

The pull of a trigger
The fall of a life
Millions stand just watching
Don't be blinded by fright
The pull of a trigger
The fall of a life
Millions stand just watching
Don't be blinded by fright

(c)1992 Delayed Reaction
music by Jim Neathery
lyrics by Rel Minucciani