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Why does my heart take flight?
All over the world
People rising up to show
That the old ways have to go
The revolution is in flow tonight

Why do the tears fall down
We’ve been crying out
It’s so hard for us to see
We’ve been struggling to breathe
But we still have strength to shout

There is a debt to be paid
There’s a history that cannot be erased
And can I hold you?
Can I hear you too?
While we tear down the walls that cleft us in two

Why does my head hang low?
Like strange fruit
We’ve been living in a dream
While the struggle goes unseen
It’s time to wake up to the bitter truth

Why does my heart see red?
It’s black and white
I’ve been fighting in my sleep
And I’ve been fighting to be free
And I won’t give up the fight
Running towards the light

And there’s a debt to be paid
There’s a reckoning that cannot be delayed
And let me hold you
You can hold me too
While we rip out the structures the silenced you

We want justice and peace
We want freedom and equality
We have all become slaves
And the system has failed
And the empire was built
On the shame and the guilt
It’s a debt that can never be paid

Until these stories fade into the night
And we all emancipate ourselves
From darkness and from hate
Love is waiting at the gate
Trying to find a way back home
Come too far to go alone
And I know that I won’t rest
Til the bias is confessed

And yet the threat still remains in place
It’s a violence that blights the human race
And can I hold you?
Can I take your hand?
While we rise up together
And make our stand
In this moment we never planned
Will the message finally land?

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released November 26, 2021

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