Guard Our Own Tomorrow

[Intro] Stepping right across the boundary line An unfamiliar flag tears through the wind [Verse 1] Morning siren rattles on the glass Armored shadows line the streets we know Do you think you can strip our voice and names? Erase the memories of our home town? Tie my laces, catching up my breath Even with shaking hands I raise my fist If there's no way out, we'll carve a path Take back the tomorrow that was stolen here [Pre-Chorus] Don't wait around for a savior now Trust in the heartbeat of the one beside you [Chorus] We won't yield this ground, standing up right here Raise our voices from the trampled dirt Even with our fear, take a step ahead We will guard our own tomorrow Guard it, guard it, time and time again [Verse 2] Dark broadcasts block out the open sky They claim to dictate what is right and wrong But the family table where we sit The scent of home—we will never sell out One person's rage sparks the neighbor's fire Neighbor's resolve spreads across the town Call each other's name before the gunshots ring Swear to one another that we'll make it back [Pre-Chorus] Raise the battered flag into the air Share the fire that will never fade [Chorus] We won't yield this ground, standing up right here Raise our voices from the trampled dirt Even with our fear, take a step ahead We will guard our own tomorrow Guard it, guard it, time and time again [Bridge] Falling down is not the end for us Reach your hand out, we are connected still This is not a force built to take away It's to protect the place we call our home [Breakdown] Can you hear it now, this rising voice? Can you see it now, this burning fire? We are not alone, we are not alone We are standing right here [Final Chorus] We won't yield this ground, standing up right here Turn the sky around from the trampled dirt Even with our fear, march ahead together We will guard our own tomorrow Guard it, guard it, time and time again With these hands, with this voice Guard it, guard it, time and time again [Outro] Beyond the boundary line into the dark Let our will to live echo loud and clear