[Intro]
Yeah, we're still standin' tall, even the system fail us ( we gotta keep pushinnnnn)
Can you hear the truth in the silence, in the shadows they call us ( so hard to be a black manning)
[Verse 1]
Woke up to the weight of the world on my shoulders
Tryna' keep it together, but my heart's gettin' colder ( we just got to be stronggggg)
They judge us from the start, before we even start to speak
Labels bein' thrown, tryin' to make us feel weak ( stay strong black mannnnn)
Built from the struggle, forged in the pain
Every bruise and scar, told in our veins ( ohhhhhhhh ohhhhhhh)
Lovin' our children, tryna' show them the way
While they lock us up, I know we make mistakes ( we tryin to do betterrrrrr)
[Pre-Chorus]
But we rise, eyes on the prize
Through the hurt and the lies, we stay alive ( got to keep pushinnnnnn)
Yeah, we gotta keep pushin', for the future, for our kids
In a system that’s cold, but we refused to give in ( they get us downnnnn)
[Chorus]
Hold your head high, even when the world's tryna' slide past
We’re warriors, unbreakable, made to last ( ohhhhhhh ohhhhhh)
Strong in our soul, even when they call us free at last
A system designed to keep us down like our past ( but we never go let themmmmmm)
[Bridge]
We see the judgement, hear the whispers in the dark
But we hold on to our dreams, ignitin’ that spark ( so proud to be a black mannnnnnn)
Brothers bondin', standin’ side by side
In this fight, we unify, no need to hide ( they know that we go make itttttt)
[Outro]
Stay strong, keep your head on a swivel
We gonna make it to the top, don't get stuck in the middle ( we gotta keep on pushinnnnnn)
America might doubt us, but we know our worth
Black men fightin' for us, for the life we deserve ( ooooohhhh ooohh oooooohhh black mannnnnn)
( So proudddddddd, to beeeeee, a black mannnnnnn)
( ooohhhhhhhhhh ohhhh ohhhhhhhhhh)
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