[Verse 1]
We live in a world on the edge
Smoke in the sky
Blood on the steps
They smile on the screen while they cut our breath
Count our tears like a line in a ledger
You dress up the theft in a flag
Call it order
Call it tax
But the streets remember every boot
Every crack
Every name you turned into a number
[Chorus]
We are done being bled by liars
Done feeding your endless fire
You took what is ours
Now we’re taking it back
We’re not bowing down to your thunder
Not breaking under your hunger
You took what is ours
We’re taking it back
Taking it back (hey!)
[Verse 2]
You write your laws in a locked room
We sign our answers in spray paint and fumes
Mothers in black
Kids with scars you can’t see
You call it peace when they scream in the streets
You build your walls out of fear
We build our courage right here
Every voice you tried to crush disappears
Then comes back louder in your ears
[Chorus]
We are done being bled by liars
Done feeding your endless fire
You took what is ours
Now we’re taking it back
We’re not bowing down to your thunder
Not breaking under your hunger
You took what is ours
We’re taking it back
Taking it back
[Bridge]
How many bodies for your crown?
How many names you’ll never sound?
We are not numbers on your page
We are the match to all this rage (oh)
[Chorus]
We are done being bled by liars
Done feeding your endless fire
You took what is ours
Now we’re taking it back
We’re not bowing down to your thunder
Not breaking under your hunger
You took what is ours
We’re taking it back
Taking it back
Taking it back
Taking it back