

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] I see your flyers on the light poles Names on milk cartons in my feed You think we’re busy taking selfies We’re counting every missing seed Pushchairs Playgrounds Parking lots You circle slow You think we sleep But every woman here is watching Teeth and nails behind the teeth [Chorus] We are the shield of mothers Of sisters Aunties Grandmothers (hey!) You touch one child You face us all We are the line you cannot cross We are the shield of mothers We’re louder than your cover stories We locked arms Now the ground will shake You will not take You will not take our babies [Verse 2] You hide in loopholes and in hashtags In uniforms and smiling lies We’ve learned the routes We traced the patterns We look you straight into the eyes Car seats School gates Sunday service We stand in twos and threes and fours You think you’re hunting in the shadows We’re on the porch We guard the door [Chorus] We are the shield of mothers Of sisters Aunties Grandmothers (rise!) You touch one child You face us all We are the line you cannot cross We are the shield of mothers Our voices turn to thunder stories We locked arms Now the ground will shake You will not take You will not take our babies [Bridge] Call the women from the kitchens (come) From the night shift From the trains From the classrooms From the hearings From the beds remade in pain Lift your keys up Make that rattle Lift your phone lights in the dark Every mother Every daughter Is a match and we’re the spark (oh!) [Chorus] We are the shield of mothers Of sisters Aunties Grandmothers You touch one child You face us all We are the line you cannot cross We are the shield of mothers Our names will outlast all your money We locked arms Now the ground will shake You will not take You will not take our babies [Outro] You will not take Not one more name We are the shield Remember our names
Tags
Fast, urgent pop-rock with female vocals; tight distorted guitars over driving drums, pulsing bass. Verses clipped and percussive, gang vocals answering key lines. Chorus opens wide with big harmonies and stomps; bridge strips to toms and chant, then explodes back in with layered ad-libs and a final anthem finish., female vocals
3:16
No
1/24/2026