No Permission, No Parade

Lyrics

[Intro] No permission, no parade We built a door from what they gave [Verse 1] You drew the line across the floor Then wondered why we wanted more A borrowed name, a borrowed crown We learned to stand when you sat down [Pre-Chorus] Keep your hands off what we made Keep your verdict, keep your cage [Chorus] We are not waiting for a signal We are not asking to belong Shoulder to shoulder, voice to voice We were here all along [Verse 2] The basement shakes, the ceiling bends A room of strangers turns to friends No perfect plan, no promised land Just open eyes and linked-up hands [Chorus] We are not waiting for a signal We are not asking to belong Shoulder to shoulder, voice to voice We were here all along [Breakdown] Say it plain Say it loud No one owns us No one now [Bridge] If they erase us, we return If they divide us, bridges burn Not for a throne, not for applause We choose the work, we choose the cause [Final Chorus] We are not waiting for a signal We are not asking to belong Shoulder to shoulder, voice to voice We were here all along [Outro] No permission No parade We built a door From what they gave