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Questions

from The Movement by Alphabet Rockers

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This song was inspired by all of the children who can see how adults carry bias, and how it harms everyone. During this album process, we watched “When They See Us” and reflected on the exonerated five men from the Central Park case. We read “Punching the Air” as a collective. We continue to ask questions in our daily practice as a pathway for change.

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Tell me who you see when you look at me?
What labels did you give me? Can I be free?

Can we talk? Is it fair -
I can’t ask questions without being scared?

Am I allowed to make a mistake?
Can I get a chance to explain?
Can we fix this without pain?
I wanna know

Am I already in a box?
Can you listen while I talk?
Can we move past it without blame?
Tell me

CHORUS
Have you made your mind up about who I am?
Do you understand? Is this your plan?
When they
When they
When they
When They See Us

Are you aware that I have needs?
Is it something about me?
What makes you think of me this way?
Cuz I wanna know

Are you aware that I have rights?
It’s not my job to change your mind
I want to know what you got to say
Tell me

CHORUS
Have you made your mind up about who I am?
Do you understand? Is this your plan?
When they
When they
When they
When They See Us
When they
When they
When they
When They See Us

Can I just be?
Can you just see me?
Can I just be a child?
Did you know I have needs?

Do you have children?
Do you have family?
Do you want to know me?
Or hold on to your biases?

When they
When they
When they
When They See Us
When they
When they
When they
When They See Us
When they
When they
When they
When They See Us

I see you - do you see me - do you see me?
When they
When they
When they
When They See Us

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from The Movement, released September 9, 2022
Written by: Kaitlin McGaw, Tommy James Shepherd, Samara Yvonne Atkins, Gennessee Lewis
Lead Vocals: Maya Fleming, Tommy Shepherd III, Kali de Jesus. Producers: Gennessee, Kaitlin McGaw, Tommy Soulati Shepherd, Kabir Sehgal. Addt Production: Synths, Programming - Gennessee, Bass Guitar - Kevin McCann. Vocal Production: Kevin McCann. Engineer: Kevin McCann. Mixed by: Reto Peter. Mastered by Bijan Sharifi.

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GRAMMY-winning Alphabet Rockers make music that makes change. Created with young people for all people.

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