When They See Us

When they see us Standing on the edge of a knife Don't let go Stand tall When they see us Standing on the edge of the night Let them know Who we are We're walking in the shadows Of yesterday's injustice But only when it matters Do they see us When they see us Standing on the side of the right Then you'll know We've won When they see us Standing in the sun, in the light Let them know Darkness is done We're walking in the shadows Of yesterday's injustice But only when it matters Do they see us Through the darkest night And through the storms that rise I raise my hands And lift up my eyes To a brighter day To a distant land Hold my memory From a boy to a man We're walking in the shadows Of yesterday's injustice But only when it matters Do they see us See us