The March (We Demand Equality)

Lyrics

[INEZ] Mr. President, hear our cry [SUFFS] Mr. President, hear our cry [INEZ] We, the women of the country [SUFFS] We, the women of the country [INEZ & SUFFS] We, the women of the country [INEZ] We demand to be heard [SUFFS] We demand to be heard [INEZ] We demand to be seen [SUFFS] We demand to be seen [INEZ] We demand equality and nothing in between [SUFFS] Equality [INEZ] We demand to be heard [SUFFS] We demand to be heard [INEZ] We demand to be known [SUFFS] We demand to be known [INEZ] We demand a voice of our own [SUFFS] We demand an amendment We demand an amendment [INEZ] We demand [SUFFS] We demand an amendment [INEZ & SUFFS] We demand an amendment [SUFFS] I've never felt so alive Before (I've never felt so alive) (Out here together) I realize I'm not alone anymore I feel a part of something bigger Than me (I feel a part of) Something bigger exploding open I feel my world about to change I want to feel it change [IDA] We demand to be seen [SUFFS] We demand to be seen [IDA] We demand to be heard [SUFFS] We demand to be heard [IDA] We demand our dignity will never be deferred [SUFFS] Our dignity [IDA] We demand to be seen [SUFFS] We demand to be seen [IDA] We demand to be known [SUFFS] We demand to be known [IDA] We demand a voice of our own [SUFFS] We demand an amendment We demand an amendment We demand an amendment [IDA] We demand [SUFFS] We demand an amendment [IDA & SUFFS] We demand an amendment [DORIS] But then, a mob of sneering men storm the street [IDA] Oh, no [SUFFS] Oh, no [DORIS] Retreat [SUFFS] Retreat Hundreds of hooligans Spit and jeer Grabbing my hair Smacking my rear Will we make it down the avenue in one piece? [INEZ] Where are the policemen? [SUFFS] Where are the police? [INEZ, spoken] Follow me [IDA, spoken] Give 'em hell [INEZ] Get back [SUFFS] Get back [INEZ] Make way [SUFFS] Make way [INEZ] You're not stopping us today [SUFFS] Not today [INEZ] Get back [SUFFS] Get back [INEZ] Step aside [SUFFS] Step aside [INEZ] Won't let you break our stride [SUFFS] Let's push our way through the thoroughfare Mr. President, hear our cry Inch by inch, we'll make it there Mr. President, hear our cry [ALICE] I want my mother to know I was here [IDA] I want my sisters to know I was here [INEZ] I want my great-granddaughter to know I was here [SUFFS] I was here [MARY] I want my students to know [MARY & SUFFS] I was here [LUCY] I want my niece to know [LUCY & SUFFS] I was here [SUFFS] I want your great-granddaughter to know I was here I was here (I was here) I was here (I was here) I was here (I was here) I want your great-granddaughter to know I was here We demand to be heard We demand to be seen We demand equality and nothing in between [A SUFF] Equality [SUFFS] We demand to be heard [RUZA] We demand [SUFFS] We demand to be known [MARY] We demand to be known [SUFFS] We demand a voice of our own We demand to be heard We demand to be seen We demand equality now!