Echoes

C F We used to play, take new shapes, be whoever we wanted to be C (They brought their money, we made our own) C F But those days are over, we're told to be quiet, be one little thing C (They spoke a language we didn't know) Am F C But we'll speak up, speak up now Am F C and our echoes won't bounce back doubts C F I’ll be the cop or the cowboy and we'll play until dark C (Dark will come but so will dawn, the sun will fall but rise once more) C F we don’t need light, only time now to prove who we are C (Who we are is not our job, it's not our role, it's what we love) Am F C So we'll speak up, speak up now Am G and our echoes will be heard C G So I'll wait until 4 a.m. Am F When our sounds rise and return again Am G F C to be heard is all we ask C F edge to the line, trip the timer and wait for your turn C (Turn your fears into your fuel, and let them push instead of pull) C F all reds go green eventually if you’re willing to learn C (learn the rules, time our shots, our throats untwist, and we speak up) Am F C So we'll speak up, speak up now Am G and our echoes will be heard C G So I'll wait until 4 a.m. Am F When our sounds rise and return again Am G F C to be heard is all we ask C G So I'll wait until 4 a.m. Am F When our sounds rise and return again Am G F C to be heard is all we ask Am F C speak up, speak up, now Am F C speak up, speak up, now Am F C speak up, speak up, now Am G speak up, speak up C G So I'll wait until 4 a.m. Am F When our sounds rise and return again Am G F C to be heard is all we have