Night Bus Aid

{"language":"eng","descriptor":"","text":"[Verse 1]\nThe glass came down fast\nThe power went out\nWe stood in the dark\nNot knowing what to do\n\nOne held a torch\nOne shared a coat\nA child in a blanket\nA neighbour at the door\n\nNo names, no faces\nJust open hands\nPassing out water\nMaking a line\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nHear that bus on the bend\nSlow round the corner\nSomeone calls out\n“Are you alright?”\n\nThe sirens fade back\nThe rain keeps falling\nBut the block stays up\nOne breath at a time\n\n[Chorus]\nWe show up\nWe show up\nWhen the floor gives way\n\nWe show up\nWe show up\nAnd we make a safe space\n\nNo one says more\nThan they need to say\nWe show up\nWe show up\nWe show up today\n\n[Verse 2]\nBack in the stairwell\nA man in grey gloves\nLifts fallen boards\nLike it’s nothing at all\n\nA girl with a radio\nA boy with a map\nPoints to the clinic\nTwo streets past the wall\n\nAnonymous faces\nUnder hooded caps\nSharing out chargers\nAnd a warm plate of rice\n\nNo one asks why\nNo one asks how\nJust passing the torch\nFrom hand to hand\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\nHear that bus on the bend\nSlow round the corner\nSomeone calls out\n“Are you alright?”\n\nThe sirens fade back\nThe rain keeps falling\nBut the block stays up\nOne breath at a time\n\n[Chorus]\nWe show up\nWe show up\nWhen the floor gives way\n\nWe show up\nWe show up\nAnd we make a safe space\n\nNo one says more\nThan they need to say\nWe show up\nWe show up\nWe show up today\n\n[Bridge]\nUnder the bridge\nBy the shuttered shops\nA thousand small movements\nHold the night in place\n\nA borrowed charger\nA taped-up window\nA lifted doorframe\nA steady face\n\nIf you need shelter\nStand near the light\nIf you need a hand\nReach out tonight\n\n[Final Chorus]\nWe show up\nWe show up\nWhen the floor gives way\n\nWe show up\nWe show up\nAnd we make a safe space\n\nNo one says more\nThan they need to say\nWe show up\nWe show up\nWe show up today\n\nWe show up\nWe show up\nTill the danger clears\nWe show up\nWe show up\nFor strangers, year by year"}