Used to fold my colors in the back of the drawer Now they hit like strobes when I walk through the door Told me, “Tone it down,” I turned tone into bass Built a whole new language from the looks on their face No mascot smile, no corporate confetti We did this in the dark before the cameras were ready Every name they threw like a stone got flipped Now it shines on the tongue when I tighten my grip Chosen-family table, every chair got room From the back-row boy to the queen in bloom Masc, femme, neither, both, let the labels remix I can switch my whole cadence, never switch who this is No apology hidden in the hem of the fit I got history in my step and a future in it When the whole beat drops, hear the room declare We were never too much, they were just too scared We're shining. We're shining. We're glowing. We're growing. Together we're strong. Together we're proud. Prouder as no one can be That's like we like to see! Yeah Pop-pop, flash, let the whole room know Bass down low but the colors still show No dimmer switch, no shrinking the glow Pride in the blood, let it overflow Bubble-wrap drums but the bars got teeth Candy on the top, real truth underneath They love the rainbow logo when the month turns six Then mute us by July, better remember this Pride is rent paid, friends kept safe Every name said right and a hand held brave It’s the first slow dance where nobody scans It’s the hand on a shoulder that finally lands Not a trend, not a theme, not a brand campaign It’s surviving every room that mispronounced your name Now we’re bubble-pop bright with a bassline mean Pretty in the front, revolution underneath I don’t need permission to enter the frame I was born with the spark, now I’m owning the flame Every door they locked made the rhythm hit harder Now the beat wears gloss and the message wears armor We're thinking. We're thinking. We're building. We're building. Together we're loud. Together we're proud. Prouder as no one can see That's how we're gonna be! Yeah Click-click, pose, but the truth won’t freeze Lip-gloss armor with the bass on knees Not one shape, not one face, not one way to be Make room in the frame, let everybody be seen Say it soft Soft Say it loud Loud Say it strange, say it sweet, say it into the crowd No gate at the glitter, no code at the door We don’t ask to exist, we arrive wanting more Flash on the lens, no blur on me Built from the ones who fought to be free Every scar turned chrome, every fear turned beat Every “stay small” crushed under my feet Boys in pearls and girls in ties New names blooming under open skies No one gets left at the edge of the light The whole room shines when we all shine right Old song in the sample, new truth in the drums Past in the hook while the future still comes Same pride, new pressure, new sound breaking through I’m proud on my own, even prouder with you We're thinking. We're shining. We're building. We're glowing. Together we're strong. Together we're proud. Prouder as no one can be Together with Harmony, yeah
