Matthew Verse:
His name was Matthew.
Perhaps you knew him.
He’d have his head down as he passed you,
on his way to Economics.
He’d receive swirlies in the bathroom,
while you and your girl made out in empty classrooms.
And he’d stand frozen like a statue,
as peers cut him in line in the lunch room.

Matthew Hook:
And although his life was cut too short, one night on a fence,
his spirit, it still soars. A sort of means to an end.

Matthew Chorus:
Although he’s gone,
he’s not forgotten.
He still lives on.
Little bit of him in all of us.
Part of the cog,
that we call evolution.
And look how far we’ve come.
‘Cause guys like Matt gave their lives for the cause.
Guys like Matt give us hope; Make us strong.
So guys like Matt live on through this song.
Guys like Matt, they are not what’s wrong.
It’s Guys like Matt who taught us to love.

Brandon Verse:
His name was Brandon,
but he was born as Teena.
He grew up in a trailer out in Nebraska,
and attended a small-minded, religious institution,
where the staff and students, they’d all make such fun of him.
Turned away by Army for checking “male” on his application.
And his filthy mother was -and still is- a bigot,
who lacks an education in trans-gender relations.

Brandon Hook:
And although his life was cut too short, one night, after his rape,
his spirit it still soars. I know he’d love how much we’ve changed.

(Message to...) [Sue me, bitch!]

Brandon Chorus:
Although he’s gone,
he’s not forgotten.
He still lives on.
A little bit of him in all of us.
Part of the cog,
that we call evolution.
And look how far we’ve come.
‘Cause guys like Brandon gave their lives for the cause.
Guys like Brandon give us hope; Make us strong.
So guys like Brandon live on through this song.
Guys like Brandon, they are not what’s wrong.
It’s Guys like Brandon who taught us to love.

Bridge:
And it’s so nice to know that whenever we look back they’ll always be there.
Still, sad though, that in a world where we’ve come so far, they’re not here, though they’re in our hearts.
So we’ll just have to let them know when we see them in heaven.

Their Chorus:
Although they’re gone,
they’re not forgotten.
They still live on.
Little bit of them in all of us.
Part of the cog,
that we call evolution.
And look how far we’ve come.
‘Cause guys like them gave their lives for the cause.

Link:
Give ‘em hope.
Give ‘em hope, yeah!
Give ‘em hope.
Give ‘em hope, yeah!
Give ‘em hope.
Give ‘em hope, yeah!
Give ‘em hope.
Give ‘em hope, yeah!

Their Chorus:
Although they’re gone,
they’re not forgotten.
They still live on.
Little bit of them in all of us.
Part of the cog,
that we call evolution.
And look how far we’ve come.
‘Cause guys like them gave their lives for the cause.

The End:
Guys like Brandon give us hope; Make us strong.
So guys like Matt live on through this song.
Guys like Brandon, they are not what’s wrong.
It’s Guys like Matt who taught us to love.