Bread and Roses

from Song on the Times by Windborne

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As we go marching, marching in the beauty of the day,
A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lo s gray
Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses,
For the people hear us singing, “Bread and roses! Bread and roses!”

As we go marching, marching, we fight for children too,
For they are watching learning and they’ll make the world anew.
Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes.
Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses!

As we go marching, marching, unnumbered women dead
Go crying through our singing their ancient cry for bread.
Small art and love and beauty their drudging spirits knew.
Yes, it is bread we fight for, but we fight for roses too!

As we go marching, marching, together we stand tall
For the rising of the women means the rising of us all.
No more the drudge and idler–ten that toil where one reposes
But a sharing of life’s glories: Bread and roses! Bread and roses!

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from Song on the Times, released August 17, 2017
Text by James Oppenheim, adapted by Windborne
Melody by Martha Coleman

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