Casual nods

Mumbled hellos

Neighbours, strangers

Heads, low

Uniform walkways
Stacked up floors

Anonymous windows
Safety-chained doors
CCTV around the clock

Loneliness is a mottled concrete block

Next door’s dinner, a tempting invader

Enticing aroma with no invitation

Muffled voices tuck in through the wall
Isolation is an unanswered call 

Take your time to understand

Anonymous faces tagged and scanned
Hyperconnected but still

Unseen and unheard


Take your time to understand

Alienation across the land

Fraught and frustrated but now

They won’t be ignored

When we are united

Our strength is second to none

It’s hard to be divided

Bound together as one

Seated at the table

Our voices will be heard

Walking our paths

With respect that we deserve 

We will not be ignored

We will not live in silence

We will not hide in fear

We’re proud and defiant 

We are the light

We hold the power

We are the light

We hold the power

Assembled outsiders
Travellers and dreamers

Born and bred locals
Underdogs and queers

A spectrum of lifestyles
Beliefs and religions

Community is a symphony of opinion 

Take your time to understand

Anonymous faces tagged and scanned
Hyperconnected but still

Unseen and unheard

Take your time to understand

Alienation across the land

Fraught and frustrated but now

They won’t be ignored

When we are united

Our strength is second to none

It’s hard to be divided

Bound together as one

Seated at the table

Our voices will be heard

Walking our paths

With respect that we deserve 

We will not be ignored

We will not live in silence

We will not hide in fear

We’re proud and defiant

We are the light

We hold the power

We are the light

We hold the power

Hyperconnected but still

Unseen and unheard

Hyperconnected but still

Unseen and unheard

When we are united

Our strength is second to none

We are the light

It’s hard to be divided

Bound together as one

We hold the power

Seated at the table

Our voices will be heard

We are the light

Walking our paths

With respect that we deserve

We hold the power