[Verse 1] I’m just a slave, I wake in the dark, I carry the load, I shoulder the mark. The fields drink my sweat, the stones drink my skin, The lash writes its story where flesh has been. [Chorus – Plea] Can anyone see me? Can anyone hear? Can anyone find me? Still standing here. The lash sees me. The chain sees me. The dust sees me. The pain sees me. But can anyone see me? Can anyone see? The gods look away, They won’t look at me. [Verse 2] I’m just a slave, I eat what they spare, I sleep on the floor, I choke on the air. I dream of the key, the door open wide, But wake to the bars and the guards outside. [Chorus – Plea Grows Stronger] Can anyone see me? Can anyone hear? Can anyone find me? Still standing here. The master sees gold. The market sees bone. The city sees labour, But never my own. So can anyone see me? Can anyone see? The gods see the lords, But never see me. [Verse 3] I’m just a slave, my song goes unheard, My hands build the world, but I fade like a word. I’m stone in the wall, I’m dust in the crowd, I’m silence that answers the prayers out loud. [Final Chorus – Plea Becomes Cry] Can anyone see me? Can anyone hear? Can anyone find me? Still standing here. The gods see the crowns. The crowns see the gold. The lords see the power. But never the sold. Can anyone see me? Can anyone see? The gods look away… They won’t look at me.
