Hope is not for sale

They can say the want us leaving They can say they want us gone But I have one big truth to share: my hope is not for sale.

We are sisters and we are brothers We are all from the same earth We share laughter and share shudders: no, my hope is not for sale.

When we remember we are together That’s when we can make a big change Even they who want us gone, are the ones that eat our bread.

So we need a full detour From the walls of shame and hate If they want us gone and push us, we must smile and take our hands.

Walls may be built and houses destroyed Pain may come and may corrode, But we can stand still as one and bear it all with each other’s help. 

We shall come together as people Of peace, of truth, of love As a family for the prisoners, the lonely and the kids missing a home.

We can break this hateful cycle Of blame, of spite, of cry As we open doors to refugees, as we stop fearing and unite.

Only then will we not tremble Only then we can admit That we aren’t robbed of our dreams, that we won’t submit to pain.

And if a rich white man prevails, Wanting division and power and he asks us “what’s the price for you to stop wanting this?”

We can say, free at last, that Our Hope is Not for Sale.