Build It Back · Ethọ́s Lab Block Party - Sandy

[Intro - spoken sample] “We’re delivering innovation…” “A sense of belonging…” “We want to see future leaders for tomorrow…” [Hook] Build it back Build it back If they tear it down We build it back Build it back Build it back Every dream they lost We bring it back [Verse 1] Outside at Ethos Sun falling through the glass Young people sketching futures That move a little faster than the past Sandy said Look around This ain’t just another room in another building This is where confidence sounds This is where agency starts This is where ideas grow legs This is where kids stop asking permission And start leading instead [Pre-Hook] They told us wait We started anyway They told us someday We started today [Hook] Build it back Build it back If they tear it down We build it back Build it back Build it back Every dream they lost We bring it back [Verse 2] Hogan’s Alley still talking If you know how to listen Jazz floating through the concrete Stories hiding in the distance Chicken spot on the corner Grandmothers making magic Musicians, workers, dreamers Living life before the damage Then the freeway came Whole neighborhood disappeared But memory got a funny way Of surviving through the years One hundred fifty students Inside Microsoft Hacking on a future For a place they almost lost Not for a grade Not for applause Trying to bring a heartbeat Back to where it was [Bridge] Jimmy’s grandmother walked here Families laughed here People fell in love here Music lived here Hope lived here We still here We still here We still here [Final Hook] Build it back Build it back If they tear it down We build it back Build it back Build it back The youth got the blueprint Now watch that Build it back Build it back Innovation with a purpose Build it back Build it back Community is the surface [Outro - spoken sample] “I see people that want to make change…” “People that can make change…” “People that know they have agency…” Build it back.