Maroon Plaid 1

Verse 1

Maroon plaid and quiet lines

Classroom rules we learned by time

We were kids just trying to be

Good enough and not be seen

Black and white along the walls

Careful steps down narrow halls

We learned early how to stay

Small enough to get through days

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Chorus

Hey Sister Lillian, do you see us now

We found our voices, we figured it out

We were more than what you saw

More than silence, more than small

Maroon plaid and growing hearts

We carried truth in quiet parts

Yeah we made it through those days

And we’ve learned kinder ways

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Verse 2

Mama said that we were fine

Still we felt we crossed a line

Little things we couldn’t name

Left us holding quiet shame

Tried so hard to do things right

To be good within your sight

Some lessons don’t remain

When they’re taught through fear and pain

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Bridge

One day someone stood up strong

Said this isn’t where you belong

A voice of care, a line made clear

First time we felt someone near

Something shifted deep inside

A different way to see and guide

We were young but we could tell

There were kinder ways to dwell

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Final Chorus

Hey Sister Lillian, we’re okay

We found our path, we found our way

Not defined by what we knew

But by what we chose to do

Maroon plaid to who we are

We’ve turned those days into a start

Yeah we carry what was true

And we chose something new

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Outro (optional)

Maroon plaid still comes to mind

But it doesn’t hold us this time