Let Him Go (Dedicated to Matthew Shepard)

I hear myself 
   Whispering "let him go"
        It's not your problem.
Things are simple that way
   You live, if you like women
        ...but you were different, they say.
You liked men
   So the normal people cast your fate
        ...with pistols and anger.
Directed at you.
   Why? You like men
        So you can not be normal.
I hear myself
   Whispering "let him go"
        It's not your problem
But you don't listen
   You make him suffer
        You make him an example
...and then
You say you did not know
   Hoping to hide your biases
        ...ignorance is not bliss.
You liked women, so you're normal
   But why did you have to prove it?
        How can you be that simple?
You left an innocent man for dead
   He's hanging on, but
        For how long?
I hear myself
   Whispering "let him go"
        Why does there have to be a problem?
Hang on...aren’t we all human beings?
   Hang on...why can’t you love whomever you choose?
        Hang on...why can't it be that simple?
        Hang on...
Just a little while longer...
I heard of your passing early this morning
   And I got angry, at the normal people
        ...They act simple that way...
I hear myself
   Whispering "let him go"
        And finally, my voice is heard
           Because no one can hurt you now...