G Am
She was raised by wolves,
Em C
In the warmth of their fur.
G Am
Surrounded by fangs,
Em C
She knew that she was secure.
G Am
Language barriers
Em C
Made no difference at all.
G Am
When you're truly cared for,
Em C
There's no purpose for walls.
G Am
His fences stood tall
Em C
As the shoulders of old.
G Am
But he dreamt that one day
Em C
Maybe he'd break the mold.
G Am
But time shyly stands still
Em C
When you watch it unfold.
G Am
From these ivory towers
Em C
Freedom is only a ghost.
G Bm
Right or wrong,
F# D
Tension makes us stronger
C Em
By making us weak
C D
When we needed to be.
G Bm
Privilege and pain
F# D
When compared look the same.
C Em
Comprehension begins
C D
When we pull back the lens.
G Am
They made her their queen
Em C
On the day she was born.
G Am
They placed on her a crown
Em C
She wasn't ready for.
G Am
But all impossible odds
Em C
Foreshadow our means,
G Am
Like paving a road
Em C
To kingdoms we've never seen.
G Am
He woke up one day,
Em C
Written out of the will.
G Am
They swore he'd be okay,
Em C
With lesser shoes to fill.
G Am
"What doesn't kill us
Em C
Makes us stronger, " they say.
G Am
Our only birthright in this life
Em C
Is the breath that we take.
G Bm
Right or wrong,
F# D
Tension makes us stronger
C Em
By making us weak
C D
When we needed to be.
G Bm
Privilege and pain
F# D
When compared look the same.
C Em
Comprehension begins
C Em
When we pull back the lens.
D G
Our fables tell our truths.