[Intro]
Hands up
Heart open
One voice
Unbroken
[Verse 1]
I came from the quiet, from the side of the room
Learned to carry heavy, turned the weight into bloom
Every “never gonna make it” just a drum I consume
Now I’m walking like I own every inch of this room (yeah)
Eyes on the future, but I honor the scars
Turn my doubt into dust, throw it up to the stars
I’ve been studying the storm, now I move like the sun
Feel the floor start shaking, change already begun
[Pre-Chorus]
They said “wait your turn”
But my soul said “run”
Hear that fire burn
It’s already done
[Chorus]
Change is gonna come
Tonight, tonight
We gon’ beat that drum
With love, not spite
Raise that tired tongue
To the highest height
Change is gonna come
Tonight, tonight
[Verse 2]
We don’t fight with the hate, we just drown it in grace
Turn a circle of strangers to a family place
Every hand in the air is a prayer in motion
Every bass hit, healing like a wave in the ocean
[low vocal register]
For the ones overlooked, for the names never called
For the kids in the back tryna dream through the walls
[stacked harmonies swell]
We gon’ stand, we gon’ stand, we gon’ stand as one
Every “can’t” that they throw, we’ll rewrite it as “won”
[Pre-Chorus]
They said “wait your turn”
But our hearts said “now”
Hear that choir burn
Let the ground say “wow”
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals]
Breathe in
Breathe out
Feel fear
Fall out
[call-and-response, choir style]
I say “power” — you say “peace” (power) (peace)
I say “healing” — you say “release” (healing) (release)
From the block to the sky, let the chains fall free
If you believe in tomorrow, put your light on me (hey)
[Chorus]