Kurd on My Tongue

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I grew up on stone hills With dust on my shoes My mother tied my name In a rug of blues Tea in a cracked glass Bread on the pan I learned my first pride From an old man’s hands [Pre-Chorus] And when the road got long I kept my head high I heard my people sing Like a fire in the night [Chorus] Kurd, Kurd, I stand Kurd, Kurd, I stand With the mountain in my chest And the sun in my hand Kurd, Kurd, I stand Kurd, Kurd, I stand I was born from hard ground But I rose where I can [Verse 2] Names on the hillside Old songs in the air Every scar I carry Says somebody cared We dance on the gravel We laugh through the rain Even when they try us We still keep our name [Pre-Chorus] And when the road got long I kept my head high I heard my people sing Like a fire in the night [Chorus] Kurd, Kurd, I stand Kurd, Kurd, I stand With the mountain in my chest And the sun in my hand Kurd, Kurd, I stand Kurd, Kurd, I stand I was born from hard ground But I rose where I can [Bridge] Let the drums roll on Let the old flags wave I’m a thread in the cloth That the elders saved If the world says move I will not forget My name, my blood, my song It is not finished yet [Final Chorus] Kurd, Kurd, I stand Kurd, Kurd, I stand With the mountain in my chest And the sun in my hand Kurd, Kurd, I stand Kurd, Kurd, I stand I was born from hard ground But I rose where I can