Haaz Sleiman - Citizens of Venice lyrics

[Clown MC] Ladies and Gentlemen: We shades of the city of Venice ask you to follow us. If you dream of peace, follow us. If you dream of freedom, follow us. If you know that these are not the same thing, well... Are you ready? All I hear is -- [All] Left right left right left right [Clown MC] All I hear is... [All] Left right left right left right [Clown MC] All I hear is... [All] Left right left right left right [Clown MC] All I hear is... [All] Left right left [Clown MC] Let me tell you a story Let me paint you a picture Let me -- let you in on the world I envision It might be strange to you Or maybe similar to your own world -- Might feel the same to you I am your lifeline Your forward and hindsight Reporter of order of story Your timeline To tell this story is a means of resistance So my ears for the night -- I need your a**istance [All] Sh sh sh sh [Clown MC] Keep it quiet -- I need you to listen Many no longer living For not keeping themselves hidden And while I grew up in Venice afraid to rise This story needs a voice so I will oblige [All] We the citizens of Venice Are exhausted Once had freedom, then we lost it What's the price of living this life? What the cost is? [Clown MC] No safety on these streets We are constantly accosted [Women] Once a light unto the nations Darkness fell our freedom taken Venice once was our salvation Didn't think we'd be forsaken Oh my -- oh my The military stole my life This occupation never dies [Clown MC] Under that military's watchful eyes [Soldiers] If you see something -- say something If you see anything at all Then you know just who to call If you see something -- say something Anything suspicious report it this instant [Clown MC] We were taught to be proud to be from here Till the day that bout back twenty years Terror hit the city twenty thousand tears Then everyone that could up and disappeared The government dissolved And a corporation crept Westbrook was the name on the military's chest They said it'd be good, that they'd root out terror But twenty years of occupation has taught us better [All] We the citizens of Venice [Clown MC] Have been locked up, locked down [All] Caged and shot down We the citizens of Venice [Clown MC] Have been chained and blocked out [Women] Left to rot now [All] We've been left for dead Stuck here while the wealthy fled Drained our lives and f**ing bled Bombs exploded round our heads -- Get some rest We're tired -- wired -- uninspired -- disregarded -- by departed Souls who'll never know The hell they've left, our hearts are hardened Souls who'll never know That life is over 'fore it started [Clown MC] If this was the story that I needed to tell You could all go home and we could bid farewell But it's not -- watch Meet Venice Monroe A leader emerging -- a glimmer of hope [Venice] We have watched our fellow man Stripped and shackled at your hand Motherless children who don't know the difference Please understand If we don't demand more from our lives How can we expect our kids to thrive? Separate we are powerless But together we can rise [Citizens] Venice fight for us! Venice speak for us! Can we start to trust? After all these years and all these fears [Venice] Follow me [Citizens] Tonight we [Venice] Fight with me [Citizens] We'll fight we Wanna believe you [Venice] Change is gonna come We can stand and chant as one! Follow me [Citizens] Venice help us see (Dear Venice) What it means to be (Dear Venice) Truly free help us to believe That I can see the light [Clown MC] Meanwhile outside the city walls A girl runs home to answer the city's calls She left long ago, now she's planning her reunion On her way to joining Venice's revolution [Willow] Dear Venice, Can you feel me coming? I've been making my plans Waiting to run for oh so long Dear Venice, This is my last letter After all of these years writing to you -- I'll finally be home By your side It's been twenty years since my parents died Tonight We can finally finished what they tried Finally getting to act, to do, to make our dreams come true I love you too Willow [Clown MC] As news spread that Willow fled The leader of the safe zone rears his head [Theo] My father promised me, and my father never lied No he never lied My father promised, on the day that that man died All my life he told me Boy when you get older You must marry Willow And keep her on your shoulder I can't lose her I'll lose everything For me to rule this country She needs to wear my wedding ring [Venice] [Willow] [Theo] For all those who have died By your side She needs to wear my wedding ring For all those who have died By your side She needs to wear my wedding ring [All] And we won't compromise Finally getting to Boy when you get older Will you help us see Until the city thrives Act, to do, to make You must marry Willow' What it means to be We got a long way to go Our dreams come true I can't lose her Truly free But I can I love you too For me to rule this Help us to believe Country she needs to I can see I can see Wear my wedding ring That I can see Wear my wedding ring The Light The Light Wear my wedding ring The Light [All] Dear Venice can you feel me coming? Is this the day that we can say you paved the way? Dear Venice can you feel this moment? Today is the day that we find out our fate [Willow] Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah [Clown MC] And right then and there The crowd parted slow I lifted up my eyes From the ground below My skin got chills What a wonderful sight Home at last our children reunite [Willow] Dear citizens of Venice I am humbled in your presence I've been gone for so long Now I'm finally home To see the sun and stand with you Fulfill a dream our parents knew A divided nation torn in two Demands reunion We can be one We have lingered in darkness So lets tears down these walls And together we can see the sunrise [Willow] [Theo] [Venice] [Ensemble] Tonight Tonight I can visualize I can see the sunrise I wanna be with you I wanna be with you A changing of the And hold you tight And hold you tight Times When I close my eyes Finally getting to act Will help us see To do Boy when you get older And we won't You must marry Willow Compromise What it means to be To make our dreams Until the city thrives Truly free help us to Come true I can't lose her Believe I'll lose everything We got a long way For me to rule this To go That I love you too Country she needs to Wear I can I can see the My wedding ring I can see the Light I can see the light Light I can see the light [All] Dear Venice can you feel this moment? We'll take the nation back -- now that you are here -- now the day is here [Clown MC] Welcome everybody to Venice I hope you let us Tell you a little story exploding onto the present I promise you won't regret it Today is the day let's get it [All] We are all the citizens of Venice!