From Before Us

Deep in my bones

Stirs through my veins

I hear the voices from long ago

Mothers of old

Calling my name

Singing me secrets I somehow know

We are the power in all of their plight

Strong as the trees in the forest

We are their legacy born from their fight

Honoring those from before us

Sure as the moon

Pulling the tide

I feel the pull from a distant past

All of my strength

Comes from inside

Claiming the power they gave at last

We are the power in all of their plight

Strong as the trees in the forest

We are their legacy born from their fight

Honoring those from before us

Together we sing

Loud and long

To call on the mothers that bore us here

Pillars of life

Making us strong

Showing us how we can persevere

We are the power in all of their plight

Strong as the trees in the forest

We are their legacy born from their fight

Honoring those from before us

I feel the ties

Ancestral bond

I know the women that fought for me

I hear their cries

They are not gone

They are alive in the air I breathe

We are the power in all of their plight

Strong as the trees in the forest

We are their legacy born from their fight

Honoring those from before us

This is my voice

This is my vow

This is my promise to sisters of mine

I will not bend

I will not bow

You will not break my foremothers design

We are the power in all of their plight

Strong as the trees in the forest

We are their legacy born from their fight

Honoring those from before us