Sophie Lancaster

You should grow out your dreadlocks and
Wear anything but black
Take off your make up or They’ll beat
The tattoos off your back.

If Those boys choose to round on you
You can’t go to the police.
Just try to make a statement
When you’re choking on your teeth.

Sophie bought it on herself
By wearing black that night.
Damalola Taylor should have
Changed his skin to White.

Gary Newlove should have let
Them lay into his car.
Confront Them. You’ll be lucky
To escape with gaping scars.

So take the posters off your wall
And keep your piercings few
For this is what They’ll do to you.
This is what They’ll do.

You should be inside by dark
And double lock the doors.
Try raising the alarm cry
When They’ve cut your vocal chords.

Rejecting your identity
Might help you dodge attack.
You’ll live a life of terror
But your skull will stay intact.

Remember Sophie Lancaster
And what They put her through.
For this is what They did to her
And this is what They’ll do.