[Verse 1] I carry my home in my mouth In every name I say The river, the fields, the old stone walls The wheat at the edge of May My mother taught me to stand up straight To love what we have made [Pre-Chorus] But pride can hurt to hold When truth is left unpaid I hear my people’s silence And it cuts me like a blade [Chorus] I love my land I love my land ( I love my land ) But I still grieve For the names we banned I love my land I love my land ( I love my land ) And I pray one day We all can stand [Verse 2] I think of Beijing rain on stone And fists against the night I think of students, mothers, sons Who vanished from the light I think of all the voices bent By fear dressed up as might [Pre-Chorus] You can build a sky of gold And still leave hearts in chains A nation is not only towers It’s how it bears its shame [Chorus] I love my land I love my land ( I love my land ) But I still grieve For the names we banned I love my land I love my land ( I love my land ) And I pray one day We all can stand [Bridge] Let the hurt be spoken Let the walls come down Let the sons and daughters Say their names out loud I want a China I can honor Without lowering my head One that faces every shadow And learns from what it hid [Final Chorus] I love my land I love my land ( I love my land ) But I still grieve For the names we banned I love my land I love my land ( I love my land ) And I pray one day We all can stand [Outro] I carry my home in my mouth And I will not let it die I love my land And I still ask why
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