Warm yourself by the fire, son, the morning will come soon
I'll tell you stories of a better time
in a place that we once knew
Before we packed our bags and left all this behind us in the dust
We had a place that we could call home and a life no one could touch
Don't hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground
I don't need your help now
You won't let me down
We are the angry and the desperate,
The hungry and the cold
We are the ones who kept quiet and always did what we were told
But we've been sweating while you slept so calm in the safety of your home
We've been pulling out the nails that hold up everything you've known
Don't hold me up now
I can stand my own ground
I don't need your help now
You won't let me down
So open your eyes, child, let's be on our way
Broken windows and ashes are guiding the way
keep quiet no longer,
We'll sing through the day of the lives that we lost
And the lives we've reclaimed
Don't hold me up now,
I can stand my own ground
I don't need your help now
You won't let me down
