They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.
When I strum deep, with a rhythmic beat
Can hardly keep off your feet
They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.

Can string you along with a story in a song. Slow and thoughtful,
Breaks your heart or makes you wonder.
Can move you with chord and walk you with the bass
Make you feel this way or that.

They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.
Making us mask when we roam.
Making us let loved ones die alone.
They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.

Boom, boom beats into every room. Pick it fast. Pick it slow.
Movin’ into fear and shaming one another.
They tell us there’s something in the air, that we can’t see. It's everywhere.
Why don’t you be more thoughtful of your mother?

They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.
Makin’ us fear going to baby’s birth
Makin’ us fear going back to church.
They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.

I want to sing a different song. A song of love and communion.
A song to dance like nobody’s brother.
I want to sing it door to door. I want to sing it out some more.
And if I could I’d sing it even louder.

They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar
Singin’ the mask wearing song.
Invitin’ us all to sing along
They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.

Let’s not fear a new born’s cry or lose the chance to say good-bye.
Let’s stand together again and feel the wonder.
Let’s feel the music in our veins sing the song of freedom reigns
And hear the sound of each other breathing.

They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar
Strummin’ it fast, pickin’ it slow
Let’s sing together throughout the show
They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.

Let our voices now be heard. Shake off the fear ‘cause it’s absurd.
Let us love and hold on to each other.
Let’s go so far as to hug and kiss. Arm in arm with your sis’.
Singing out with hearts the way they should be.

They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.
When I strum deep, with a rhythmic beat
Can hardly keep off your feet
Mesmerize you with my show
Maybe make you tap your toe
When I strum deep, with a rhythmic beat
Can hardly keep off your feet
Mesmerize you with my show
Maybe make you tap your toe
When I strum deep, with a rhythmic beat
Can hardly keep off your feet
Mesmerize you with my show
Maybe make you tap your toe
They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.
They’re playin’ us like I play my guitar.