I remembered it before I saw it With nothing there before my eyes All the battles that were won before me I found you when I realized I had held onto a quiet anchor The weight of every compromise On the shoulders of the ones before me I wage into another life No confusion No illusion No change of mind There within me From another time Let them break our backs on walls of despair Rising up I'll meet you there Every struggle Every generation The fight to keep a dream alive I can see us in a line abiding I will not fade or shrink in size No confusion No illusion No change of mind There within me From another time Let them break our backs on walls of despair Rising up I'll meet you there These roots they run deep These roots they run deep These roots they run deep These roots they run deep