[Verse 1]
They told us sit still
Keep your hands low
Keep your head down
Let the old rules grow
But I seen the cracks
In the painted wall
One small spark
And we feel it all
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear it now?
Boots on the ground
We been waiting long
Now the whole block sounds
Like a drumline step
Like a match in rain
One brave voice turns
Into a thousand names
[Chorus]
Turn the page
Turn the page
We are not made
To stay in chains
Turn the page
Turn the page
Hands up high
We take our place
[Verse 2]
Mama saved coins
In a tin by the sink
Daddy bit his tongue
Till it made him think
Kids on the steps
With their flags in the air
Saying "we deserve more"
Like a prayer, like a dare
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear it now?
Boots on the ground
We been waiting long
Now the whole block sounds
Like a drumline step
Like a match in rain
One brave voice turns
Into a thousand names
[Chorus]
Turn the page
Turn the page
We are not made
To stay in chains
Turn the page
Turn the page
Hands up high
We take our place
[Bridge]
No more bowed heads
No more closed doors
No more "maybe later"
We want what's ours
From the corner store
To the city hall
If we move together
We can shake it all
[Final Chorus]
Turn the page
Turn the page
We are not made
To stay in chains
Turn the page
Turn the page
Hands up high
We take our place
Turn the page
Turn the page
This is the sound
Of a people awake