1776

Lyrics: [Verse 1] They gathered in the heat Ink on the board Rats in the harbor Knives at the door Paper in the hand Fire in the throat Every damn line Was a loaded vote [Pre-Chorus] They said enough To the crown's gold chain Enough of the whip And the tax of pain [Chorus] Seventeen seventy six Sign it hard, sign it loud Seventeen seventy six Take that vow out in the crowd Seventeen seventy six Burn the page, hold the line Seventeen seventy six That day was ours, and mine [Verse 2] Leather on the desk Wax on the seal Men with their shadows Trying not to kneel Some were young Some were gray All of them knew The cost that day [Pre-Chorus] One small scratch Could start a storm One true name Could break the form [Chorus] Seventeen seventy six Sign it hard, sign it loud Seventeen seventy six Take that vow out in the crowd Seventeen seventy six Burn the page, hold the line Seventeen seventy six That day was ours, and mine [Bridge] Hear the scratch of the pen Like steel on stone Hear the room go still As they stand alone No more borrowed breath No more bowed head They wrote a new road With the blood they bled [Final Chorus] Seventeen seventy six Sign it hard, sign it loud Seventeen seventy six Take that vow out in the crowd Seventeen seventy six Burn the page, hold the line Seventeen seventy six That day was ours, and mine