Thunder in the Drum

We answer the call Wake up in the morning, shadows on the wall Horses in the street, calling out the fall Hands that build the towers, pockets empty still In their towers, bending to their will Sweat on every brow, dreams deferred and torn Echoes of the promise, fading with the dawn Oh, rise up, rise up, break the chain, break the chain Feel the rhythm, feel the rhythm, feel the rhythm Feel the rhythm in our veins in our veins We dance through the fire hearts beating as one No more silent nights, under the burning sun Power in the people, thunder in the drum Justice like a river, let it come, let it come Hey ya, hey ya Hey ya, hey ya We won't bow down low In this groovy fight Hearts, they always go Empty plates on tables, children chasing light Words from silver tongues, vanishing in the night Feels of bold and heartless, weep by unseen hands Whispers of the weary, rising from the stands Brothers turning brothers for a fleeting game But the beat keeps calling washing clean the pain Oh, unite, unite, shake the ground, shake the ground Voices loud voices loud all around all around We dance through the fire hearts beating as one No more silent nights, under the burning sun Power in the people, thunder in the drum Justice like a river, let it come, let it come Hey ya, hey ya We won't bow down low In this groovy fight Hearts, they always go Going down, I don't feel the baseline Oh, every step, a story, every note of soul Poems cry out the truth Saxophones that weep Cushing like a heartbeat Secrets that we keep No more hiding shadows Let the light break through In this communal rhythm We'll renew the rhythm We'll renew Yeah, I feel that groove Drums don't stop Moving all night Like the roots we hold From the crowded markets to the quiet hill Stories of the struggle, bending but not still Women lifting worlds, men with firing eyes Youth with dreams unbroken, reaching for the skies Like a storm, but we weather it strong In the pulse of the music where we all belong Oh, we resist, we resist Claim your right, claim your right In the night, in the night Shine the light, shine the light Let the light, let the light We dance through the fire Hearts beating as one No more silent nights Under the burning sun Powering the people Thundering the drums Justice like a river Let it come, let it come Hey-ya, hey-ya We won't bow down low We won't bow down low In this groovy fight Watch the old ways go Build it higher now Layers in the sound Guitars breathing Stories lost and found Congas talking back In a rebel tongue Every clapping song Where the fight is won No end to the journey Just the beat that drives In this communal fire In this communal fire In this communal fire Our spirit provides Yeah, da-da-ya Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Na-na-da-da-da-da-da-da-da