[Intro]

[Verse 1]
And then the church struck 5,
It marked the time the march went on,
The girls parading with beads tied in their hair,
See the mothers and fathers on their toes,
And the boys one eye on heaven,
For if the sky would fall upon,
And the sky would fall upon.

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]
If only one of them,
Had had the foresight and the game,
To take it on himself, and show them all the path,
That person's wisdom would be praised and heard,
Provided she would lead the way,
But there is little to be won,
By wishing for the sun.

[Chorus]
Cause the house we live in,
It took years of building,
Now the thunder's shaking,
Before the lightning I couldn't see it,
Don't mistake it,
Cause I'm ready for anything you better know,
You're the one who breaks it,
I'm not walking alone now.

[Verse 3]
Now see the purple clouds,
And how they play with circumstance,
How fanciful are dreams,
Dreamed by just one,
Oh, the girls they loosen up their beads,
And the boys just love to see them,
Cause they want to carry on,
They have got to carry on.

[Chorus]
Cause the house we live in,
It took years of building,
Now the thunder's shaking,
Before the lightning I couldn't see it,
Don't mistake it,
Cause I'm ready for anything you better know,
You're the one who breaks it,
I'm not walking alone now.

[Bridge]
You touch the sky and go forever,
Feel the ground,
Push your feet up,
Walk unafraid till you will never,
Feel the ground,
Push your feet up.

[Outro]
And after shields were sown,
And thrown against the sighing rain,
And after open wounds had been bled,
The girls had formed a throne of iron,
And they laughed when one had said,
We are here to take you on,
We are here to take you on,
We are here to take you on,
We walk all night until we see it,
We are here to take you on,
We walk all night and we'll believe it.