TURN ON THE LIGHTS (#I’M PROUD) © School Time Music LLC 2016 Written by Alphabet Rockers: Kaitlin McGaw and Tommy Shepherd alphabetrockers.com | [email protected] INTRO CHORUS We need you Lights (We are the light) Turn it up make it loud #I’mProud Turn on the lights We turn on the lights VERSE Turn it up loud Hashtag I’m Proud (Right!) It’s easy to say Turn on the lights That we’re all the same (Don't lose sight) And that for the most part we’re equal (Repeat) That’s not what we see We see things right we be turning on the lights We know the secret There’s new ways to think than that prequal VERSE How about: (Love) I love that you love me so much Be proud of our culture (Hugs) The hugs and the kisses and such Take part in our heritage So show me the world that I need to see Celebrate dierences So I don’t lose touch Love and respect is what we protect especially in Pinch my cheeks cuz I’m cute justice instances I am the living proof I am the love of your life the heart of your dreams We know that we’re young, but we can take it & I need you to tell me the truth Drama in the world and we can’t shake it (I’m gonna change the world!) Uh uh we can’t shake it Yes I can be president Can’t shake it Yes I can follow the rules All these lessons and all these questions Yet all my answers to questions get questioned and That y’all have been teaching us since birth second guessed You don’t want me to get hurt, And that ain’t cool but all this pain is making me work What I see is not fair to me Help me see what you see? I don’t see myself on TV Now look me in the eye PRECHORUS Answer me carefully Close my eyes, make believe Just pretend - life is easy PRECHORUS Open wide - See the light CHORUS Truth in life is what we’re seeking We need you Turn it up make it loud #I’mProud Alphabet Rockers makes learning come alive through hip hop. This song is to spark conversations about racial bias between adults and children - be brave and truthful, share your truths about culture and history. This is meant to be a shared conversation - “we need you” is a calling for the audience to join the conversation, and to then share the messages. We write for the young people who need to know that it is the world - not them - that is making it unfair. .