[Intro] I heard the room go quiet That’s when the wrong voice wins So I put my name in the circle And I didn’t step back [Verse 1] I used to spend my breath like cheap coin Cut a man down just to hear it land Then I learned a word can bury And a word can pull a body up I don’t run rumors down the block I don’t feed a panic I can’t starve If you fall in front of me I am not walking past [Pre-Chorus] Hold the line of the sentence Keep the tone from going cheap Stand where the weak get covered Or the silence learns to speak [Chorus] Word Sound Power Word to guide Sound to gather Power to shelter Word Sound Power If the dark shows up It finds a wall, not a hole [Verse 2] I watched a friend go under While the whole street looked away I don’t need a sermon for that I need a hand and a name So I hit the string like a warning I call the ones who still hear Not a march A count-off Nobody takes the night alone [Pre-Chorus] Hold the line of the sentence Keep the tone from going cheap Stand where the weak get covered Don’t let the quiet eat [Chorus] Word Sound Power Word to guide Sound to gather Power to shelter Word Sound Power If fear starts talking Nobody answers it solo [Bass Solo] [Bridge] This is not a flag This is a door held open This is not a war cry This is a roll call I am the shelter I am the sound I am the word That stays [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] Word Sound Power Word to guide Sound to gather Power to shelter Hold fast Hold the ones who shake If the night comes hunting It finds us in one place Word Sound Power [Outro] I heard the room go quiet Not this time
