Song for Next May Day

They stole everything
And locked it away
So we'll smash everything
That's in the way
Of a world
Where we can stand to breathe
Without giving up
What being human means
We can't wait for someone else to write the songs that we'll sing on the barricades
Or until the last police is gone to keep each other safe
We can't wait until we know we aren't wrong to raise the stakes
We can't wait for someone else to write the songs that we'll sing on the barricades
I meet people everyday who can barely bring themselves to believe
That the sun is coming up again
I meet people everyday who can't bring themselves to believe
That the world is gonna change
As if it's ever done anything else

They stole everything
And locked it away
So we'll smash everything
That's in the way
Of a life
Where we can stand to breathe
Without giving up
What being human means
We can't wait for someone else to write the songs that we'll sing on the barricades
Or until the last police is gone to keep each other safe
We can't wait 'til we know we aren't wrong to raise the stakes
We can't wait for someone else to write the songs that we'll sing on the barricades
I meet people everyday who can barely bring themselves to believe
That the sun is coming up again
I meet people everyday who can't bring themselves to believe
That the world is gonna change
As if it's ever done anything else