Hearts on Fire

It happened so fast, we said meet in the square We all started to chant, let 'em know we were there And we put up a fence, we're sick of being pushed down Fifty thousand at first, with more and more coming out When they sent the riot police down Where were you when we stood together, sacrificed to make things better Where were you when we became heroes Freezing cold, but our hearts on fire, built a wall of burning tires Where were you when we proved we're not afraid And when they came with their guns and megaphones and threats In the rising sun, the city looked blood red It blew up like a grenade, the struggle rippled like waves When I closed my eyes, I saw guns flash in my head But we were just too big and we were just too proud They pushed as hard as they could, but we held our ground Like the heroes before us, we laid our lives down Where were you when we stood together, sacrificed to make things better Where were you when we became heroes Freezing cold, but our hearts on fire, built a wall of burning tires Where were you when we proved we're not afraid And they can take our lives, but our ideas will grow And one day they'll have to reap the ugly seeds that they've sown And we will never give up, you see the blood on my face If I die, and she dies, a hundred more will take our place Where were you when we stood together, sacrificed to make things better Where were you when we became heroes Freezing cold, but our hearts on fire, built a wall of burning tires Where were you when we proved we're not afraid