Echoes

We used to play
Take new shapes
Be whoever we wanted to be
(They brought their money, we made our own)

But those days are over
We're told to be quiet
Be one little thing
(They spoke a language we didn't know)

But we'll speak up
Speak up now
And our echoes won't bounce back doubts

I'll be the cop or
The cowboy
And we'll play until dark
(Dark will come but so will dawn
The sun will fall but rise once more)

We don't need light
Only time now
To prove who we are
(Who we are is not our job
It's not our role
It's what we love)

So we'll speak up
Speak up now
And our echoes will be heard

So I'll wait until 4 a.m.
When our sounds rise and return again
To be heard is
All we ask

And edge to the line
Trip the timer and
Wait for your turn
(Turn your fears into your fuel
And let them push instead of pull)

All reds go green eventually
If you're willing to learn
(Learn the rules
Time our shots
Our throats untwist, and we speak up)

So we'll speak up, speak up now
And our echoes will be heard...

So I'll wait until 4 a.m.
When our sounds rise and return again
To be heard is all we ask

So I'll wait until 4 a.m.
When our sounds rise and return again
To be heard is all...

Speak up, speak up, now
Speak up, speak up, now
Speak up, speak up, now
Speak up,
Speak up

So I'll wait until 4 a.m.
When our sounds rise and return again
To be heard is all we have