Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1 Why we gotta feel caged on the land That our ancestors built with their hands? Built with their blood, their scars, their pain Chains on their bodies, hope in their veins They stole the right just to read, to speak Taught them to feel like they were weak All because of the color of skin Now we inherit the war they were in We the future, the children of flame Still feel shackles in a modern-day chain Still labeled, still hunted in streets Still judged before we even speak Pre-Chorus We fight twice as hard just to stand in position Still die for a voice, still die for suspicion They say we’re free, but freedom feels thin When survival alone is the win Chorus We are killed for speaking Killed for existing Killed just for trying to breathe We are dying to live Dying to thrive Dying to just be Mothers cry for their sons in the night Prayers fall through blue and red lights Tell me—when will it end? When freedom ain’t just a song we pretend? Verse 2 They say “Let freedom ring,” but it echoes in fear Every step got us looking behind us in here We pledge to a flag that don’t always defend The lives of the ones it’s sworn to protect We claim the First, but we’re forced to stay quiet Minds pleading the Fifth in a world built on riots We’re told be calm, be still, don’t resist While history repeats with a clenched iron fist Pre-Chorus We wear our pain in our skin every day Carry our ancestors’ cries in our veins We don’t want war, we don’t want a fight We just want to make it home at night Chorus We are killed for speaking Killed for existing Killed just for trying to breathe We are dying to live Dying to thrive Dying to just be Mothers cry for their sons in the night Heaven fills with broken lives Tell me—when will it end? When freedom ain’t just a dream we defend? Bridge Is it when every child feels safe in the street? When justice don’t stutter, don’t skip a heartbeat? When our skin ain’t a reason to die? When our tears don’t fall from the sky? We don’t ask for more than our share Just equal ground, equal air Let freedom ring from every soul Not just words we’re taught to know Final Chorus We are done with the cages Done with the pages That keep rewriting our pain We’re still here, still breathing Still believing We can break every chain Let freedom ring in every home Where fear once made its throne Tell me—when will it end? When we’re finally seen as human again Outro Let it ring in every street Every heart, every beat No more silence, no more fear— Let freedom ring… right here.
Tags
Conscious R&B urban Contemporary Soul hip hop
Duration
3:58
Instrumental
No
Created
1/30/2026