A Thousand Hands

Lyrics

[Intro] Count the names, count the lies Raise your voice, open your eyes [Verse 1] They drew a line across the schoolyard Called it order, called it law Took the lunch from working families Then applauded from the hall We brought signs made out of cardboard Markers bleeding through the rain Every block became a question Every throat became a flame [Chorus] We will not move We will not kneel You can lock the doors But you cannot stop what we feel We will not move We will not hide A thousand hands are raised tonight [Verse 2] They trade our names behind a curtain Shake their hands and count the take While the clinic loses power While the factories close the gate But the bus stop knows our stories Every porch has heard the call When the people stand together No decree can make us small [Chorus] We will not move We will not kneel You can lock the doors But you cannot stop what we feel We will not move We will not hide A thousand hands are raised tonight [Bridge] Whose streets? Our streets! Whose future? Our future! Say it louder! We are here! Say it louder! We are here! [Final Chorus] We will not move We will not kneel You can lock the doors But you cannot stop what we feel We will not move We will not hide A thousand hands are raised tonight A thousand hands are raised tonight [Outro] Count the names Count the lies Raise your voice Open your eyes