This Is Us
This is us The generation that represented hope They thought they could use us to be the future We represented what could be
This is us The generation that grew up with parents That decided we could learn on our own The children that saw the generation above us And decided that we had no hope
This is us The generation that grew into education And realized we had no chance at all We realized the world was against us And all that we had was ourselves
This is us The generation with no time to ourselves With hours at school to bring home hours of work Expected to have a life
This is us The generation of anxiety, depression, and pain We had no more help from those we once trusted Instead we were turned away
This is us The generation of cat-scratches and bruises Of 'I swear I'm not hungry' and 'I'm fine' We said we were tired No one bothered asking what we were tired of
This is us The generation that learned not to sleep That evolved to not require certain things to survive We learned how to lie and say we're okay We learned that no one truly cares about you Or anyone else on this godforsaken earth
This is us The generation that struggled to love Struggled to trust, to care, to live We survived for so long, we don't know how to live To take time for ourselves is a foreign idea Lost to the papers and projects We forgot time and only read in due dates
This is us The generation that taught ourselves to love And realized, it doesn't matter who you love Love is hard enough to find these days Once you see it you take it and you keep it You don't let go of it And we learned not to judge others for who they loved either
This is us The generation that doesn't care what you look like And doesn't care how you talk What matters is the kindness of your soul And the space in your heart
This is us The generation who was told 'You cannot do that' Yet we were given no explanation why We asked 'Why?' and were told 'Don't question.' We tried to push for our rights But in return they were taken away
This is us The generation that was told 'It is okay, You fight for what is right and let no one say no' Yet when we stood up for ourselves Those same people who taught us Were the ones to say no
This is us The generation called stupid and dumb Incapable, for using the tools given by our elders They broke us down further And tried to say we would never survive
This is us The generation that's finally had enough We decided we would accept no more We have banded together We will stand for what is right
This is us The generation who learns Who learns how to riot To defend the defenseless To protect the unprotected
This is us The generation who uses our power for kind Who speaks for those who can't Who runs for those who walk Who stands where others have fallen
This is us The generation who accepts all Whether he, she, they, or other Whether we love man or woman Non-binary or in between
This is us The generation who finally stood up The children who said no more
This is us We are the last generation We will fight until we are no more We will not back down We will stand as we say
This is us