Citadel

You know what it’s like to be too young for having words
to understand just how it feels to be misused
Hold you down by bended knee, to choke you so you cannot breathe
All in plain sight to help tamp down the truth

You don’t have to reconcile in order to forgive
Your soul is like a citadel your heart is safe within
We’ll make sure that you’re respected, not oppressed and unprotected
We’ll stand with you ‘til hatred’s healed by love

You know what it’s like to feel entirely unseen
By those who should have held you in their heart
From rusted chains to muffled rage
They said you’re free yet you still feel caged
Held back by social mannacles of power

The hateful unapproving gazes come from every side
Just as harsh as smoke from burning crosses in your eyes
They think that you’re placated since you can’t get intubated
But their lies break us apart for all to see now


We see you
We hear you
We hold you
We comfort you

All of the inequities preserved through hateful past
Crumble just like statues of harsh emblems that can’t last
We raise you on your shoulders and we hold you by the hand
In the of love unveiled you lead us to the promised land