[Verse 1]
Scroll past another siren
Muted screen
But my hands shake
Laugh tracks over broken crying
We change the channel
Call it fate
Sidewalk chalk on the pavement
Names washed off by the rain
How did details turn to data
How did people turn to blame
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the pull
To look away
But if we’re quiet
We’re in the way
[Chorus]
Don’t get used to it
Used to it
Don’t call this normal
We refuse it
If they draw that line
We’re stepping over (hey!)
Hands laced tighter when the world gets colder
We won’t numb to it
Numb to it
Hearts beat louder
We outdo it
If they push us down
We rise up closer
You and me
We hold fast
Hold fast together
[Verse 2]
Whispers sharp in the hallway
Labels stuck like they’re skin-deep
Cheap jokes cut like they’re small blades
Everybody laughs
No one speaks
I see fear in every side glance
I see fire behind their eyes
If it’s “us or them” in their plans
We rewrite the storyline
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the pull
To play along
But silence turns
Into their song
[Chorus]
Don’t get used to it
Used to it
Don’t call this normal
We refuse it
If they draw that line
We’re stepping over (yeah!)
Hands laced tighter when the world gets colder
We won’t numb to it
Numb to it
Hearts beat louder
We outdo it
If they push us down
We rise up closer
You and me
We hold fast
Hold fast together
[Bridge]
Raise your voice if your name’s been twisted (oh)
Raise your hand if your hope’s been tried
We’re the flood that undoes the distance
Every outcast
Stand by my side
They can shout
But we shout back stronger
They can hate
But we love much longer
[Chorus]
Don’t get used to it
Used to it
Don’t call this normal
We refuse it
If they draw that line
We’re stepping over (hey!)
Hands laced tighter when the world gets colder
We won’t numb to it
Numb to it
Hearts beat louder
We outdo it
If they push us down
We rise up closer
You and me
We hold fast
Hold fast together
You and me
We hold fast
Hold fast together