[Verse 1 - energetic child female lead vocal, stomp-clap rhythm, acoustic guitar power strums, driving] Who gets to say what happens here? A king? A queen? Someone we fear? No no no, that's the old old way We got something better here today We put it down, we wrote it out So nobody has to scream and shout The rules are ours, we made them fair And every single voice put something there [Chorus - full band, handclaps, singalong anthem, triumphant, all voices on chorus] We the garden, we the ground We the voices, we the sound When the old fence falls apart We don't break — we build, we start We the garden, all together We the garden, now and ever [Verse 2 - energy builds higher, drums hit harder, building momentum] A republic means we pick the ones Who tend the rows and mind the sun Not a king who takes because he can But a gardener chosen by the land And if they get it wrong? We got a plan We pull the weeds with our own hands Not with anger, not with fire We plant it better, build it higher [Chorus - bigger, more voices join] We the garden, we the ground We the voices, we the sound When the old fence falls apart We don't break — we build, we start We the garden, all together We the garden, now and ever [Bridge - spoken word, warm wry male voice, music drops to stomp-clap rhythm only] So who gets to decide? One person? A few? Or everybody? [Young boy shouts] Everybody! [Spoken word continues, deliberate] That's the idea. But here's the trick — you've got to write it down. Because people forget. And power makes them forget faster. [Final Chorus - biggest moment, all voices singing together, full band, stomp-clap, triumphant climax] We the garden, we the ground We the voices, we the sound When the old fence falls apart We don't break — we build, we start We the garden, all together We the garden, now and ever We the garden — that means you We the garden — me and you [Outro - handclaps fade, voices echo, energy settling]
