Spaces

Nightclubs and theaters
Sidewalks and arenas
Parks and plazas
Malls and galleries
Bars and restaurants
Homes and backyards
Shops and ships
These are all spaces
These are our spaces
And if we have anything to say
These are safe spaces

Safe for us to sing
To play
To speak
To dance
To dazzle

Safe for crowds to laugh
To cry
To be amazed
Or disappointed
Or indifferent

Safe for us to share our feelings
Safe for us to make crowds feel
Safe for crowds to feel
Safe for crowds to exist
Safe for us to exist

So bring your fights
And we'll show you where to take them
Bring your Mickeys and your roofies
And we'll show you where to slip them
Bring your assaults of all kinds
All kinds are just as welcome

Bring your knives
Your guns
Your bombs
Bring your weapons on wheels
And we will still roll on

For if you kill one
Or one hundred
Or one thousand
You will still be outnumbered

If you kill one of us
Countless more will step into place

If you kill our resolve
-- actually, you never will
We will not let you
We will never let you win

For nightclubs and theaters
Sidewalks and arenas
Parks and plazas
Malls and galleries
Bars and restaurants
Homes and backyards
Shops and ships
These are all spaces
And if we have anything to say
These are safe spaces
Not your spaces.