Still Standing to This Day

It's been a long dark road that I had to walk

With no light at the end, just shadows that mock

Taken from my family when I was just three

You gave me a new name but never set me free

Strangers wore masks of cruelty and despair

Hands that were supposed to protect

But they left me bare

A living nightmare, devoid of all hope

Each day a battle, learning how to cope

But I'm still standing, I refuse to fall

Through sixty-six years, I've weathered it all

You practice genocide, erase every trace

But my spirit's unbroken, I will find my place

No more chains can bind me, no more silence will ring

Together we'll rise, and it's freedom we'll sing

The laws that you pass, they only divide

Taking our children away, pushing them aside

They die in your jails, just kids in their dreams

The weight of your world bursting at the seams

Police in the streets, military in the town

Forced medicals on our kids, nothing but a frown

You close off our lands to mine and destroy

Raping the earth, it's the end of our joy

But I'm still standing, I refuse to fall

Through sixty-six years, I've weathered it all

You practice genocide, erase every trace

But my spirit's unbroken, I will find my place

No more chains can bind me, no more silence will ring

Together we'll rise, and it's freedom we'll sing

It's time for your genocide to finally cease

Let us live with dignity, let us find peace

First Nations people, forged in this fight

We'll come together, turn darkness to light

No longer the victims, we'll stand side by side

Demanding our governance, it's honour and pride

You never gave us the right to rule over

But our voices are strong, and soon it's all over

But I'm still standing, I refuse to fall

Through sixty-six years, I've weathered it all

You practice genocide, erase every trace

But my spirit's unbroken, I will find my place

No more chains can bind me, no more silence will ring

Together we'll rise, and it's freedom we'll sing

So hear us now, hear our cries in the night

This land is our home, and we will unite

No more oppression, it's time for us all

Together we'll rise, for together we'll stand tall

Let us claim our voices, let them pierce through the pain

For we are the warriors, we are the refrain