This Is Our Turn

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They boarded up the windows on the old town hall Stamped our names on paper, said we had no say at all But we kept the spare keys and the plans we drew by hand Tonight the quiet kids are taking back the land [Pre-Chorus] You can lock the doors, you can draw the line We were here before your warning sign [Chorus] Raise your voice, tear the silence down We are the spark in a sleeping town Shoulder to shoulder, we won't back away This is our turn, this is our day [Verse 2] Mara brought the ladder, Leon brought the paint Old Mrs. Flores brought a list of every complaint We filled the empty square with names they tried to hide Then watched the morning paper print the truth outside [Pre-Chorus] You can lock the doors, you can draw the line We were here before your warning sign [Chorus] Raise your voice, tear the silence down We are the spark in a sleeping town Shoulder to shoulder, we won't back away This is our turn, this is our day [Bridge] No throne, no crown, no borrowed permission A hundred small refusals make a bold decision If they divide us, we answer as one The work isn't over when the night is done [Final Chorus] Raise your voice, tear the silence down We are the spark in a sleeping town Shoulder to shoulder, we won't back away This is our turn, this is our day Raise your voice, let the whole world know We plant our feet and we won't let go Shoulder to shoulder, we make our way This is our turn, this is our day [Outro] This is our turn! This is our day!