The Comrades: "Irrelevant"

Written by Jimmy Williams. Copyright 1996.

Stripped of everything I had
My future, my home, my wife
Left alone with nothing
Struggling to rebuild my life

But there's something I'd like you to know
Yes, there's something I'd like you to know

No longer irrelevant, my self no longer subjugated
No longer irrelevant, my dreams no longer obfuscated
No longer irrelevant, freed from deliberate cruelty so insane
No longer irrelevant, coming to realize that I was not to blame

Made to feel so worthless
And deserving of my hell
Tried so hard to break me
And reduce me to a shell

But there's something I'd like you to know
Yes, there's something I'd like you to know

No longer irrelevant, my self no longer subjugated
No longer irrelevant, my dreams no longer obfuscated
No longer irrelevant, freed from deliberate cruelty so insane
No longer irrelevant, coming to realize that I was not to blame

Now that my will to live has been reclaimed

I used to pray at night
"Dear God, please take me from this life"
Never again (7X)