🎤 VERSE 1 (SOLO + CHOIR – Female Voices) They painted the path, in march and in light, With voices that cracked and hearts full of fight. With ink and with courage, with ballots and song, They carried us forward, they carried us long. 🎺 VERSE 2 (MALE SOLO + BAND + HARMONY) Now we stand on the bricks that they laid down with grace, Each step we take echoes their pace. Boys and girls, all side by side, Justice don’t march — it strides. 🔥 CHORUS (FULL CAST) 🎵 Pass the torch, light the way — This is our Kansas, this is our day. From every class to every field — We rise, we lead, we never yield. 🎓 VERSE 3 (SPOKEN OVER MUSIC – GROUP NARRATION) 🗣️ "Clarina rode the Underground..." "Lucy packed books across the plains..." "Minnie stood in the House..." "Phylis painted it all…" 🎶 And now we raise their names like stars— And pass their dreams into our hearts. 🥁 BRIDGE (BUILD-UP) 🎶 Every vote, every voice, Every moment, every choice, Marching forward, side by side, With justice in our stride. 🎆 FINAL CHORUS (ALL-IN – BAND, CHOIR, SOLOISTS, HANDCLAPS) 🎵 Pass the torch, raise it high! The flame won't fade, the dreams won't die. Kansas strong, Kansas true — Their path begins again… in YOU.
