Aoife O'Donovan - Daughters Lyrics

Here in the dark
Everything that once was becomes a tiny spark
Looking back from the next century
What do they see?

The names of the girls who laid the stones
Names long forgotten, never scribbled in the tomes
But they were strong and indestructible
Their hearts were full

Now the edifice of women's liberty
It is almost complete
Protected and serene, the rich women still
Honing their malevolent skills
Growing bolder in their treachery
Selling for free

There are those who are willing to vilify
Their sisters 'cross the land and declare them quick to cry
Saying don't trust them with the privilege
Don't even try

Will they be waiting for the victory?
Or sit and watch the country as it bleeds?

The enemies of our cause try to stop us
But before the vote is won
We can't leave the fight to the daughters of our daughters
So we go into the fray
Shoulders bare, feel the fire and liberate

Women in the schools and counting houses
In shops and on the farms, they're all around us
They've got babies crying at their breasts
Sun sinks in the west

The veins of these women are not filled with milk and water
These are mothers of bold American daughters
But they are not afraid
They're lying in wait

Listening for the bugle call to send them in
Suffrage is the only way to end

The enemies of our cause try to stop us
But before the vote is won
We can't leave the fight to the daughters of our daughters
So we go into the fray, shoulders bare
Take the punches to our faces
Feel the fire in our bones and liberate

When will we be ready for the victory?
(When will we be ready for the victory?)
Will we ever be ready for the victory?