[Verse 1] They taught us to fear what the body knows, Called every honest feeling a stain on our clothes. A child learns shame before learning their name, Then carries that burden like a family frame. They draw their borders around breath and skin, Call obedience virtue, call questions a sin. But minds can be tender and brilliant and free, And no borrowed doctrine can measure me. [Pre-Chorus] They whisper in rooms where the windows stay closed, Deciding which lives deserve to be exposed. But kindness is courage, and truth has a voice, We choose our own ethics, we choose our own choice. [Chorus] WE STAND AS ONE! No more cages built from shame! Let every mind make room for joy, Let every body own its name! WE STAND AS ONE! For the strange, the bright, the brave! A smarter world begins when no one Has to beg permission to be saved! [Verse 2] They polish the rules till the edges look clean, While burying questions beneath the machine. They praise empty silence, obedience, control, But art keeps a window alive in the soul. We are not broken for wanting to feel, Not less intelligent for refusing their deal. We build with compassion, with evidence, care, A society wide enough for everyone there. [Pre-Chorus] They whisper in rooms where the windows stay closed, Deciding which lives deserve to be exposed. But kindness is courage, and truth has a voice, We choose our own ethics, we choose our own choice. [Chorus] WE STAND AS ONE! No more cages built from shame! Let every mind make room for joy, Let every body own its name! WE STAND AS ONE! For the strange, the bright, the brave! A smarter world begins when no one Has to beg permission to be saved! [Bridge] (Ghostly whispers, distorted) "They want your obedience, They want your silence, But we choose compassion, And we choose defiance." [Outro] Let the low pulse remind them we are here, Not ruled by inherited shame or fear. For every mind they pushed aside, We make more room, we stand with pride. WE STAND AS ONE!
