Not Strangers

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You kept my name in your throat Like a stone you could not swallow I wore my fear like a coat Till the seams began to follow Your hand shook on the doorframe Mine shook right back at you We learned the shape of losing Before we learned what to do [Pre-Chorus] If fear decides We fold in on ourselves If fear decides We become someone else [Chorus] If fear decides, we are not free No somos libres, no somos libres Nous ne sommes pas seuls We are not strangers We were taught to be We were taught to be We were taught to be If fear decides, we are not free [Verse 2] I saw my mother bite her words At the edge of every table I saw my brother hold his breath Like holding still was safer But your eyes said come closer Like a door cracked in the rain And the ghost of every warning Started losing its name [Pre-Chorus] If fear decides We fold in on ourselves If fear decides We become someone else [Chorus] If fear decides, we are not free No somos libres, no somos libres Nous ne sommes pas seuls We are not strangers We were taught to be We were taught to be We were taught to be If fear decides, we are not free [Bridge] I will not make a home Out of a guarded heart I will not call it wisdom When it tears us apart I was never born to disappear I was never born to kneel Say it in your language now Let the whole room feel [Final Chorus] If fear decides, we are not free No somos libres, no somos libres Nous ne sommes pas seuls We are not strangers We were taught to be We were taught to be We were taught to be If fear decides, we are not free If fear decides, we are not free