Cassie - Flyleaf

The song "Cassie" was written by the Christian band "Flyleaf" in response to a shooting that occurred in the Columbine High School, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. Amon many other people a 17-year old girl called Cassie Bernall was killed in the Columbine High School massacre that day. The lead singer Lacey Moseley dedicated this song to Cassie Bernall's honor.   

So here's what happend and what eventually inspired Lacey Moseley to write this song:
The massacre was executed by two senior students, Erica Harris and Dylan Klebold, who murdered a total of twelve students and one teacher and injured 24 students. In addition to shootings, a fire bomb placed in the cafeteria, explosive devices and car bombs were involved. After the attack that had carefully been planned ahead according to the media, the pair committed suicide. "The Columbine High School massacre is the deadliest mass murder committed on an American high school campus, and is noted as one of the first and most serious of a series of high profile spree shootings which have since occurred. " (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre#cite_note-4) 

Right after the shooting it was revealed that one of the gunmen asked Bernall if she believed in God only a few seconds before he shot her. She was reported to have answered "Yes" which was consequently seen as the reason for her being shot. The story spread very fast and led to many Christians seeing Cassie Bernall as some kind of a martyr. Flyleaf's lead singer, Lacey Moseley, obviously felt the same way and thus wrote her song "Cassie" in honor of the 17-year old victim of the same name. However, according to some statements Cassie was never questioned about her beliefs, while others stated that another girl, Rachel Scott (who actually survived the shooting) was asked whether she believed in God, or that the shooters said "peek-a-boo" before shooting Cassie while she continued to pray silently.

Lacey Moseley as the lead singer of the Christian band Flyleaf put her focus on Cassie because she supposedely answered the question "Do you believe in God?" with "Yes" although she knew what would happen. For Lacey Moseley this is a perfect example of standing up for your beliefs even though it might put your life in danger. She criticizes that nowadays society turns its back to its beliefs in order to stay alive and not cause any problems. 

I have to admit that I don't agree with Lacey Moseleys statement. I think it's rather the other way round - today people stand up for their beliefs and fight for their rights instead of accepting everything as it is. The grand majority of people seems very courageous to me and expresses their feelings freely and publicly. 

The question asked in order
To save her life or take it
The answer "No" to avoid death
The answer "Yes" would make it
Make it
"Do you believe in God?"
Written on the bullet
Say "Yes" to pull the trigger
"Do you believe in God?"
Written on the bullet
And Cassie pulled the trigger
All heads are bowed in silence
To remember her last sentence
She answered him knowing what would happen
Her last words still hanging in the air
In the air
"Do you believe in God?"
Written on the bullet
Say "Yes" to pull the trigger
"Do you believe in God?"
Written on the bullet
And Cassie pulled the trigger
How many will die
I will die
I, I will say "Yes"
"Do you believe in God?"
Written on the bullet
Say "Yes" to pull the trigger
"Do you believe in God?"
Written on the bullet
And Cassie pulled the trigger
(Do you believe?)
"Do you believe in God?"
(Do you believe?)
"Do you believe in God?"
(Do you believe?)
"Do you believe in God?"
And I will pull the trigger