It’s time to speak To use the thing Society tries to take from you “To stop speaking is to stop being heard” To stop being heard would mean we lost We can’t surrender If we lose, they take it Use your voice Wield it as a weapon In the arsenal of nonviolence Declare your freedom Yell it out It’s time to speak Stand For Your Rights To quote the Dr. King “Our lives begin to end The day we become silent About the things that matter” Once we quiet They stop caring They stop listening They stop changing We stop trying It’s time to speak Now is the time Not tomorrow Not next week Not that day So far in the future We can’t even imagine It’s not up to our children To start our battle It’s up to us All it takes is three words We Deserve More The time is now Speak