All the colors, fading in the rain

Waving from above, but nothing really changed

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She hangs her hope outside for all to see

A flag on the balcony, meant to set her free

Neighbors nod approval from their screen-lit rooms

Solidarity’s easy, with curtains drawn at noon

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Raise your colors,

Let them catch the wind

Maybe someone’s watching

Maybe it begins

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Flags on the balcony,

Crying for peace in a thunderstorm

Ribbons in the empty air,

Silent as the norm

Waving out for someone

Just to feel less small

Flags on the balcony—

We all pretend to stand tall

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Children trace the borders with their chalk

Old men share the photos, careful how they talk

We decorate our conscience, hang it up to dry

Hope is just a gesture, fluttering up high

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Flags on the balcony,

Crying for peace in a thunderstorm

Ribbons in the empty air,

Silent as the norm

Waving out for someone

Just to feel less small

Flags on the balcony—

We all pretend to stand tall

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Are we fighting for a reason,

Or waving not to care?

If nobody sees you,

Were you ever really there?

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Flags on the balcony,

Crying for peace in a thunderstorm

Ribbons in the empty air,

Silent as the norm

Waving out for someone

Just to feel less small

Flags on the balcony—

We all pretend to stand tall

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We all pretend…

We all pretend to stand tall