[Intro]
They sold us fear in a paper cup
Told us drink slow, never look up
But I see your face in the stage light clear
And I know we were not born for fear

[Verse]
They sold us fear by the morning news
Red words burning with a chosen fuse
They sold us fear with a border line
Said your neighbor’s hunger was a threat to mine
They sold us fear in a polished tone
Made a million lonely feel more alone
But fear don’t cook and fear don’t heal
Fear don’t pay what the landlord steals

[Pre-Chorus]
They want us divided
Tired and quiet
Looking for enemies
Standing beside us

[Chorus]
They sold us fear, but we brought soul
They built the cage, but we found the hole
They sold us fear, but we brought drums
They wrote the script, but the chorus comes
They sold us fear, we won’t buy no more
We got our hands on the factory floor
They sold us fear, hear the people sing
No chain sounds louder than a free heartbeat

[Verse]
They sold us fear with a suit and tie
Said the sky would fall if we questioned why
They sold us fear through a thousand screens
Made compassion look like a broken dream
They sold us fear of the young and old
Fear of the foreign, fear of the cold
But the rent went high and the wages froze
And fear wore designer campaign clothes

[Pre-Chorus]
They want us divided
Tired and quiet
Looking for enemies
Standing beside us

[Chorus]
They sold us fear, but we brought soul
They built the cage, but we found the hole
They sold us fear, but we brought drums
They wrote the script, but the chorus comes
They sold us fear, we won’t buy no more
We got our hands on the factory floor
They sold us fear, hear the people sing
No chain sounds louder than a free heartbeat

[Interlude]
Hold on
Hold tight
One crowd
One light
Hold on
Hold tight
No fear
Tonight

[Breakdown]
I am not your headline
You are not my threat
We are not the borders
Drawn by men in debt

[Build-up]
Let the choir rise from the back of the field
Let the brass confess what the papers concealed
Let the kick drum hit where the speeches fall
We are more than fear when we stand this tall

[Chorus]
They sold us fear, but we brought soul
They built the cage, but we found the hole
They sold us fear, but we brought drums
They wrote the script, but the chorus comes
They sold us fear, we won’t buy no more
We got our hands on the factory floor
They sold us fear, hear the people sing
No chain sounds louder than a free heartbeat

[Outro]
They sold us fear in a paper cup
But the crowd poured out and the sun came up
No more trembling in the market square
We turn our breath into open air