[Verse 1]
Forced to walk that trail of tears
Dust in my throat
Names in my ears
Watching friends and loved ones fall
Carry their stories
That’s all
We were told there was a brighter place
Signed-away future with a stranger’s face
Promised peace
Given iron and smoke
Smiles in the sunlight
Hands at our throats
[Chorus]
See me
I am more than what your pages say
See me
I am breathing through this blood-stained day
You can steal our land
You can draw your lines
But you won’t erase these lives of mine
See me
See me
[Verse 2]
Broken earth and crowded ground
Four bare walls
Fences all around
Forced to squeeze whole worlds in a single room
Songs turned to whispers
Under the moon
Sisters taken in the dead of night
Names changed
Braids cut
Forced into white
No one comes knocking
No call
No search
Their empty blankets
Laid out in church
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Remember each footprint
Each hand I held tight
Every small prayer
Thrown into the night
You took what you wanted
Left us with scars
But we’re still here
Counting your stars
[Chorus]