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Artist: The Material
Canonical path: /the-material/what-we-are
Related lyric paths: 6
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What We Are
Read What We Are lyrics by The Material on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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What We Are
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You don't know our names
So call us what you want
But we won't leave this place
Until we've left our mark
Like a cigarette
Try to stomp us out
The walls that you've built up
We're gonna burn them down
Take or leave it, we're not gonna change
CHORUS
This is what, this is what we are
Forget what you've been told
Little do they know
We're just getting started
This is what, this is what we are
Not fooling anyone
Take a look at what we've done
We're just getting started
I can feel their eyes
Trying to dim our light
The harder that they try
The brighter we will shine
We are the wayward sounds
You can't hold us down
Cause we have learned to fly
With our feet on the ground
Take or leave it, we're not gonna change
CHORUS
Times up we've been hidden for too long
Gotta scream, gotta scream it from our lungs
Times up we've been hidden for too long
This is what we are… this is what we are
CHORUS
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