We Won't Back Down

[Intro]
Yeah, alright
One step, two voices
We make the room move

[Verse 1: Male]
I woke up with a plan and a pocket full of change
Turned a quiet little thought to a headline on the page
Everybody got advice, I just nod and keep it brief
I would rather build a ladder than explain what I believe
No shortcut, no disguise, I can show you every scar
Started with a cracked screen, now I'm aiming past the stars
If the door stays locked, we design another way
Put the fear in the backseat, let the dream drive today

[Pre-Chorus: Female]
Tell me, are you ready when the signal turns green?
No more waiting in the middle of a maybe
Hands up, heartbeat, stepping into the scene
We don't need permission, we already made it

[Chorus: Male & Female]
We go up, up, up, don't look down
Turn a small spark into a whole hometown
You and me, side by side, no doubt
If they close one door, we'll take the roof out
We go up, up, up, hear that sound
Every young heart making its own way now
Male: Say my name
Female: Say it loud
Both: We are here, we are here, and we won't back down

[Verse 2: Female]
I got notes in my phone and a map in my head
Three different futures waiting by the edge of my bed
They can call it too much, I call it being alive
Every no is just a beat that keeps the rhythm in my stride
I don't need a perfect face or a perfect little route
I can laugh at my mistakes while I figure myself out
When the room gets cold, I bring the summer in my tone
Turn the volume of my courage till it sounds like home

[Pre-Chorus: Male]
Tell me, can you feel it when the silence starts to bend?
All the doubt we carried doesn't get to choose the end
Hands up, heartbeat, let the old rules disappear
We don't need permission, we were built to be right here

[Chorus: Male & Female]
We go up, up, up, don't look down
Turn a small spark into a whole hometown
You and me, side by side, no doubt
If they close one door, we'll take the roof out
We go up, up, up, hear that sound
Every young heart making its own way now
Male: Say my name
Female: Say it loud
Both: We are here, we are here, and we won't back down

[Bridge: Male & Female]
Male: If you stumble, I will wait
Female: If I shake, you call my name
Male: We don't have to know the road
Female: We just have to keep it close
Both: One voice can start a fire
Two voices take it higher
No rewind, no turning round
We built this from the ground

[Final Chorus: Male & Female]
We go up, up, up, don't look down
Turn a small spark into a whole hometown
You and me, side by side, no doubt
If they close one door, we'll take the roof out
We go up, up, up, hear that sound
Every young heart making its own way now
Male: Say my name
Female: Say it loud
Both: We are here, we are here, and we won't back down

[Outro: Both]
Up, up, up
No looking down
Two voices, one way
We won't back down