We Are The Ancestors

We are the voices of the past
We are your ancestors
We speak from a time of global disease
We speak from a time of protests
We speak from a time of political upheaval
We speak from a time of addiction
 
A virus killing in mass
Silence in the empty streets
Until the protests begin. 
 
The disenfranchised roar
 
Governments against the people
Police against the people
Military against the people
Race against race
Religion against religion
Institution against institution
Ideology against ideology
Gender against gender
 
What is touted as progress
What is touted as prosperity
Comes at the cost of clean air
Comes at the cost of fertile land
Comes at the cost of clean water
Comes at the cost of all life
 
We are the voices of the past
We are your ancestors
We speak from a time of global disease
 
We hold the future in our hands
We hold the line for your freedom
We hold strong for a world where all life is cherished
We hold you in our hearts
We hold the Earth as sacred
It is your Earth we steward
We hold our failures to the light for healing
 
We are healers in a time of global disease
With love in our hearts
With peace in our hearts
We are your ancestors 
We love you