"When We Gonna Change?" - Lindblom Student Original Composition

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Composed and performed by Lindblom Math & Science Academy students: Diamond Arrington, Carson Cooper, Rian Dunn, Zayd Hull, Ifetayo Maloney, Geori McCoy, Samuel Owusu, Jeremiah Seahorn, Jahmere Tylon, and Ebere Forbes-Wilson
Audio Producer: Jahmere Tylon
Video Producer: Zayd Hull
Faculty Supervisor: Casey Fuess, Lindblom Choir Teacher
Lindblom website: lindblomeagles....
Lindblom choir website: lmsachoirs.com/
Lyrics:
Fall together now, all together now.
Looking for a future not hindered by the past,
Not hindered by the pain,
Not hindered by my name.
Come together now, all together now.
Fighting for my future, looking for a change.
The story stays the same.
It’s time to turn the page.
How can you look my future in the eyes, and turn away?
When will it happen? When will we see?
We keep on running, chasing a brighter day.
My future, will never be the same,
Until we change.
Fall together now, all together now.
Looking for a future,
Not hindered by the past, not hindered by the pain,
Not hindered by my name.
Mmm, Mmm, Yeah,
Come together now, all together now.
Tryna grab my ticket to success, hands handcuffed.
Tried to sit us down, but ain’t expect for us to stand up.
School taken hostage, we can't pay the ransom.
Know who we are, just a spot on the canvas.
Answer us--not just an anthem--
Just look inside our eyes and tell us:
Do we really have a voice if no one ever listens?
Can’t even see we hurting, cause they blinded by the system.
Needed they attention, busy looking at statistics.
How they making our decisions, yet ain’t count for our existence, (aw).
Only think of doing things at any cost.
Guess they’ll never stop ‘til they bring it all
Down town to the ground, watch the city fall.
Town down now, tell us all about who really lost.
People saying that education is so essential,
But up in these conditions, how far can it really get you?
I follow the fundamentals, I got my paper and pencil,
But it’s only one desk, seven people[’s] initials.
Now the chance I had, frollockin’ out the window.
It’s swallowing all potential, and silencing my credentials.
To withstand all that, focus on schools, a mentally challenging set of issues.
We gotta reroute the missile, (aw).
When we gonna change?
(When we gonna change?)
When we gonna change?
(When we gonna change y’all?)
When we gonna change?
(When we gonna change?)
When we gonna change?
(When gonna change y’all?)
When we gonna change?
When we gonna change?
When we gonna change?
When we gonna change?
When we gonna change?
When we gonna change?