Made breathless By violence By silence By poverty By trauma By erasure By tragedy We hold our breath Waiting for the tide to turn Time to unlearn Expel and release Made breathless By harm By custom By distrust By grief No relief Turn to dust We hold our breath Waiting for the tide to turn Time to unlearn Expel and release We hold our breath Waiting for the tide to turn Time to unlearn Breathe in, breathe out We give it oxygen Lean in, flare out Now we're breathing fire