Verse 1 Mother, Mother, look what he has done, Sent all your sons to carry loaded guns. Left your daughters standing in the cold, Hands too small to hold what they’re told. This land is hard, this air is thin, Love itself is branded sin. Hold another, speak your name, They call it crime, they call it shame. Pre-Chorus If we speak, we’re the enemy, If we love, we’re traitors seen. Chorus Mother, Mother, hear the sound, Boots on stone, hearts underground. Mother, Mother, help us now, They break us down, they teach us how. Verse 2 Mother, Mother, see the lie, Flags waved high while children cry. A throne of fear, a crown of hate, Feeds the war machine he makes. He rides his horse through borrowed glory, Writes himself into our story. He-man, woman-hater, iron grin, Calls control a discipline. Pre-Chorus They fear the love they can’t command, They fear the strength of holding hands. Chorus Mother, Mother, look what’s grown, A nation built on bones and stone. Mother, Mother, hear our plea, We won’t bow, we won’t agree. Bridge (chant / call & response) Who decides who gets to live? NOT HIM. Who decides who gets to love? NOT HIM. Who are we when we stand proud? WE ARE MANY. WE ARE LOUD. Final Chorus Mother, Mother, light the way, Through this cold and brutal day. Mother, Mother, stand with us, They call us threat — we call it love. Outro (chant) Mother, Mother— HELP US NOW.
