Lyrics to Song of Daughters

What you built was trying to destroy us The sun grows warm and brighter every day Distract, despise, define and deploy us We’re still the wave that’s coming out to play, to play So clear the way

Did you think we’d sit around obeying While on the ground, the sand just slipped away Surprised you’d sink as low as you’re displaying But we have found the chains have deep decay, we broke the cage So clear the way

We’re closing in, the wheels will change direction Our fathers’ sins will rot into the earth And tumbling down, the greedy gold erections With every daughter born to know her worth, and have her say So clear the way

Well did you think we’d keep the blindfolds tied up tight And wear these gags around our mouths without a fight Beneath your feet, we feed on iron to bear your weight And now we’re rising from your dirt, so clear the way

We rise, we rise….so clear the way Surprise, surprise….so clear the way Come face to face…so clear the way We take our place…so clear the way