[Verse 1] Thirteen years old, never tasted a first kiss Still had a thousand little dreams like this A name on a bullet, a face on the TV screen Another dead child in a land of the free His mother saw the moment his body fell No language on earth could describe that hell They called it collateral, published a statement She called him her baby — and buried her patience Her last dream… [Pre-Chorus] We learned to survive by looking away Kept our heads down, had bills to pay But tell me, what is a life worth saving If kindness itself becomes dangerous? [Chorus] I am because we are Every broken body, every distant star If one heart bleeds, we’re not untouched What is freedom worth if it costs this much? I am you You are him She was them One of us are millions of endless sagas Not your flag, your gun, your ruling class You can kill a dream, but you can’t erase The human in the human race [Verse 2] An old man marched for a cleaner palace Wanted to see his grandchildren grow up alive He dreamed of a country that listened and learned Then died while the same old machinery burned They called it order, called the crackdown peace Batons spoke loud while the people screamed Somewhere, the powerful negotiated While another mother identified the body of her child Devastated…. [Pre-Chorus 2] The poor fight the poor for a piece of the floor While the rich build another executive door Class is a ladder we’re taught to defend Stepping on strangers just to make month’s end [Chorus] I am because we are Every broken body, every distant star If one heart bleeds, we’re not untouched What is freedom worth if it costs this much? I am you You are him She was them One of us are millions of endless sagas Not your flag, your gun, your ruling class You can kill a dream, but you can’t erase The human in the human race [Bridge] They said, “It’s just a song. It’s just a poem.” Tell that to the ones who found a home In a melody when the world turned cold Painting all mentality : an endless hope In a line of verse when they lost all hope Art won’t stop a bullet in midair But it tells the living somebody cared And if we sing when the truth is banned A millions voices become a stand [Final Chorus / Outro] I am because we are Every broken body, every distant star If one heart bleeds, we’re not untouched What is freedom worth if it costs this much? I am you You are him She was them One of us are millions of endless sagas Not your flag, your gun, your ruling class You can kill a dream, but you can’t erase The human in the human race We are. We are.
