Boots On the Steps

Lyrics

[Intro] No more waiting! No more quiet! [Verse 1] They count the votes behind a locked door While rent climbs higher than it did before A paper promise, a polished grin Same old hand reaching into the tin [Pre-Chorus] You can hear the hallway shaking Every locked jaw finally breaking [Chorus] We are not your numbers We are not your crowd You don't get to bury us Underneath your doubt Hands up, voices forward Draw the line right now If the people stand together You can't shut us down [Verse 2] The factory whistle died last spring The clinic closed, but they still sing A mother counts coins at the checkout line While boardroom men call the damage fine [Pre-Chorus] Every block is wide awake Every promise left to break [Chorus] We are not your numbers We are not your crowd You don't get to bury us Underneath your doubt Hands up, voices forward Draw the line right now If the people stand together You can't shut us down [Breakdown] Who owns the streets? We do! Who sets the terms? We do! Who gets heard? We do! Then make it impossible to ignore! [Bridge] No throne, no gate No fear decides our fate No badge, no wall Can make a million voices small [Final Chorus] We are not your numbers We are not your crowd You don't get to bury us Underneath your doubt Hands up, voices forward Draw the line right now If the people stand together You can't shut us down [Outro] Not one step back! Not one step back! Not one step back!