Because of a child
we are not afraid
Because of a child
we sing
“We are not afraid”
Because of a child
at Highlander
we sing
“We are not afraid”
When we sing
we are filled
When we sing
at Highlander
we are filled
When we sing
“We Shall Overcome”
at Highlander
we are filled
We are filled
with the spirit of the ones
who read
and wrote
and walked
and spoke
and sang “We Shall Overcome”
at Highlander
We are filled
because we sing hand in hand
with generations before us
and generations after us
of many races
and of many genders
and of any classes
who survive
abusive and unjust power
and who endure
through our fight for liberation
We are filled
because we tap into
the gentleness of the fog
that settles our souls
as we channel our rage
into hands
and feet
and voices
overcoming today.
