Don’t call it tolerance
If you still see differences
You look at this world in the same way
You look for an opportunity to divide it into parts
Better and worse
Weaker and stronger
Not seeing how it can harm others
I still hope
That you will understand the rest of the world
As it is
Not looking for compromise
I still hope
That you won’t laugh at others
At every turn
Don’t call it tolerance
If you still think
That everything has its place
That this world is ours
This life is ours
Don’t take happiness from others
Everyone has been working hard to exist,
To be who they are.
I would like to leave my house
And see people
Supporting each other
With understanding
Without oppression
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021