I wrote Remember Who We Are in early 2018 in response to students of Stonebrook Douglas demanding to be heard and protected. The message, was we can't vote yet, but you better remember who we are.
The song also focused on vulnerable people everywhere and their bravery to stand up to injustice and refusal to be marginalized.
The song also focused on vulnerable people everywhere and their bravery to stand up to injustice and refusal to be marginalized.
The song won 2nd Place in the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival from 2018. I will be performing it at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum April 30th along with some of Mr Guthrie's songs for the Woody at Home Event.
I added a new verse in 2026, focused on the politicians, corporations, and institutions that have bowed to fascism.
Lyrics
Remember who we are
As we come from near and far
Women marching in the streets and bent kneed athletes
We are refuges and dreamers
The Immigrants you blame
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
Remember who we are
We carry open scars
Forward in our wheelchairs
You cannot disregard us
As we block the halls of Congress For the fear of a graveyard
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
We stood up to the Klansmen
And the Nazis just the same
And to a tone-deaf president
For whom the victim shares the blame
For a deadly act of terror
to him it is just a game
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
We are scientists and teachers
Reporters on TV
Investigators, lawyers
The proof is plain to see
The evidence is obvious
Don’t look the other way
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
We know that all lives matter
But it doesn’t seem that way
When the consequence of living
Is dying everyday
If the motto of the police
Is self-service and neglect
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
The schools are filled with children
Who live with different rules
Drills and lockdowns put in place
Can’t save them from these fools
As you pander to the worst in us
Young lives are laid to waste
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
Remember who we are
As you let him do us harm
The people won’t be silent
The townhalls won’t be calm
As you run for re-election
I Hope hear our songs
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
As we come from near and far
Women marching in the streets and bent kneed athletes
We are refuges and dreamers
The Immigrants you blame
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
Remember who we are
We carry open scars
Forward in our wheelchairs
You cannot disregard us
As we block the halls of Congress For the fear of a graveyard
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
We stood up to the Klansmen
And the Nazis just the same
And to a tone-deaf president
For whom the victim shares the blame
For a deadly act of terror
to him it is just a game
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
We are scientists and teachers
Reporters on TV
Investigators, lawyers
The proof is plain to see
The evidence is obvious
Don’t look the other way
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
We know that all lives matter
But it doesn’t seem that way
When the consequence of living
Is dying everyday
If the motto of the police
Is self-service and neglect
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
The schools are filled with children
Who live with different rules
Drills and lockdowns put in place
Can’t save them from these fools
As you pander to the worst in us
Young lives are laid to waste
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
Remember who we are
As you let him do us harm
The people won’t be silent
The townhalls won’t be calm
As you run for re-election
I Hope hear our songs
We will come from near and far
Remember who we are
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