ICE Out of the Basement
Verse 1
Mama let 'em live down in the basement for free
'Til the bills got too high and she said, "Listen to me:
I can't afford to keep you, so pack up your thread"
So they went out and got a job masking up instead
Trade their working-class roots for a badge and a pin
And now they're hiding their faces, knocking doors in the night
Forgetting that their own granddaddies had to struggle and fight
Chorus
'Cause unless you're the first ones to walk on this sand
We all came from somewhere to build up this land
From the tired and the poor to the brave and the free
You can't lock up a dream, you can't fence in the sea
Take your sirens and shadows and leave us alone
This whole country is built on the seeds we have sown
Verse 2
Lady Liberty's standing with a torch in the dark
But there's men in dark trucks rolling through the state park
Taking mothers and fathers, tearing families apart
Tell me, when did this nation lose the beat of its heart?
They come in with their orders, looking tough in the street
But they're stepping on the soil of the folks they defeat
Chorus
'Cause unless you're the first ones to walk on this sand
We all came from somewhere to build up this land
From the tired and the poor to the brave and the free
You can't lock up a dream, you can't fence in the sea
Take your sirens and shadows and leave us alone
This whole country is built on the seeds we have sown
Bridge
You can wear a dark suit, you can carry a gun
But you can't stop the dawn, and you can't hide the sun
We are woven together, every color and name
If you're burning our bridges, you'll get caught in the flame
Yeah, the roots go too deep to be pulled from the ground
And there's too many voices for us to be drowned!
Chorus
'Cause unless you're the first ones to walk on this sand
We all came from somewhere to build up this land
From the tired and the poor to the brave and the free
You can't lock up a dream, you can't fence in the sea
Take your sirens and shadows and leave us alone
This whole country is built on the seeds we have sown
Outro
Yeah, we all came from somewhere.
Leave our neighbors alone.
We're all in this together.