I was one person Who had an idea Who made it words And someone heard Someone heard I was one person Who had an idea Who made it words And someone heard Someone heard Someone heard and took my words Someone heard and took my words And made them theirs And made them theirs We stepped outside and had a smoke I felt a kinship as we spoke Of thoughts we shared Of thoughts we shared He told his brothers I told mine And what was two turned into nine We sat to eat We sat to eat I loved my angry family At dawn outside the factory Was when we'd meet When we'd meet I was one person Who had an idea Who made it words And someone heard Someone heard We put our words on poster board And stood outside the iron door On tired feet Blocking the street The workers came a hundred strong We learned a chant we sang a song When I am free (when I am free) We all will be (we all will be) Soldiers with their loaded guns Pulled up and shot us one by one My brothers died And so did I I died and then I travelled on I saw the riots in Helwan I know the cry (I know the cry) I know the cry (I know the cry) I was one person Who had an idea Who made it words And someone heard Someone heard And then I reached the city Enrolled in University My words of rage Were on a page I logged on to the internet I wrote my words and they were met With roaring sound And shaking ground I held a cellphone in my veil I told my sister we could fail Come anyway (come anyway) Come anyway (come anyway) Go to the square Go to the square You'll know the words when you are there And know that millions come from thousands Know that thousands come from hundreds Know that hundreds come from two Which comes from one person Who had an idea (who had an idea) Who made it words (who made it words) And someone heard (someone heard) Someone heard