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the young are at the gates - shaina taub & original broadway cast of suffs lyrics

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doris
i won’t forget
that frigid january morning
when my heart was in my stomach
at the president’s front door

ruta
i could barely feel my toes
but my spirit was on fire

lucy
with the thrill of trying something
no one’s ever done before

alice
i could feel my shoulders tighten
so unsure how this would go
but we vowed to keep a vigil here
to let the old men know

chorus
the young are at the gates
the young are at the gates
open up, the future’s here
the young are at the gates
the young are at the gates
the young are at the gates
tyranny, your time is near
the young are at the gates

alice
at first we feared
we were too few to keep this going

ruta
how could such a little army
go on standing in the cold

lucy
but day by day
more women came

doris
from all corners of the country

alice
i could feel a hum of hope
each time a new one joined the fold

[____]
we got nurses from virginia
[____]
college girls from michigan and idaho

alva
and we weren’t all young, you know?

ruta
we got workers from the factory

[____]
teachers from new york

[____]
even mary church terrell
came through

mary
i brought my daughter too

chorus
and what started as a dozen
turned to hundreds within weeks
standing there with icy air
upon our cheeks
though not a word was spoken
our volume only grew
as winter turned to spring
we never left the avenue
the young are at the gates
the young are at the gates
open up, the future’s here
the young are at the gates

the young are at the gates
the young are at the gates
tyranny, your time is here
the young are at the gates

doris
april 6th, 1917
wilson declares war on germany

lucy
alice, we can’t do this anymore. if we go out there now, they might arrest us

alice
they might. but inez died trying to finish this fight. so are we going to give up? or are we going to make d*mn sure her sacrifice was worth it?

ruta
i won’t forget
that muggy april morning

lucy
as we took our place
a crowd of scowling men began to form

doris
ten policemen lurked nearby
holding billy clubs and smirking

alice
i could feel us start to panic
like a fast approaching storm

chorus
but then suddenly
we felt it
like a mighty cannon blast
every cost and battle lost
of every generation past
so we rose up in defiance
yes, we chose to risk it all
for our sister’s silent voices
let the patriarchy fall

the young are at the gates
the young are at the gates
come and get us if you dare
the young are at the gates

the young are at the gates
and we’ll be at the gates
until you open your eyes
until the world will realize
the old way always dies
the young are at the gates

- shaina taub original broadway cast of suffs lyrics

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