Intro – slow drum build, crowd chants faintly in background
Yo tande? (You hear that?)
Zansèt yo di, “Pa bliye.”
They callin’ you, youth…
Freedom never left — you did.
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[Hook – bilingual chant, anthem tone]
Nou lib, nou pa esklav, (We free, we not slaves)
Nou se flanm, yo pa ka etenn sa. (We the flame, they can’t kill that)
We stand tall, no fear, no pause,
We don’t live by they laws.
Ayiti nan san mwen (Haiti in my blood),
Intent nan mouvman mwen (Intent in my move, bruh).
Nou leve — nou reyèl, nou viv,
Nou lib, nou lib, nou viv!
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[Verse 1 – English / Haitian flow mix]
Ancestor talk in my dream last night,
Say “Child, rise, the world ain’t right.”
They took the flag, they took the name,
But can’t own soul, can’t own flame.
Nou soti nan dife — pa pè,
Nou soti nan lanmè, nou klè.
Every law they write, we bend,
We the truth they can’t amend.
Yo vle w dòmi, yo vle w sòt,
But you got code in blood, pa bliye w dot.
Breath is law, life legit,
You divine, pa kite yo edit.
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[Hook – crowd chant energy]
Nou lib, nou pa esklav,
Nou se flanm, yo pa ka etenn sa.
We stand tall, no fear, no pause,
We don’t live by they laws.
Ayiti nan san mwen,
Intent nan mouvman mwen.
Nou leve — nou reyèl, nou viv,
Nou lib, nou lib, nou viv!
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[Verse 2 – faster tempo, Trini/Ayiti bounce]
Yo di nou free, men yo menti,
Nou toujou sou papye, men pa nan vi.
They call it peace, I call that leash,
We don’t beg, we teach release.
Ancestor voice say, “Break dat code,”
“Don’t sell soul for digital gold.”
Pa gen limit pou sa ou ye,
Fòs ou soti nan sa w kwe.
Nou pa pè, nou di non,
Nou son baton revolisyon.
In America, they mask control,
In Ayiti, nou kenbe soul.
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[Bridge – soulful female vocal + drum chant]
“Pitit mwen, sonje rasin ou.”
“Chak batman kè — se tanbou.”
“Ou pa pèdi, ou te kache.”
“Nou la toujou.”
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[Hook – full choir / dancefloor version]
Nou lib, nou pa esklav,
Nou se flanm, yo pa ka etenn sa.
We stand tall, no fear, no pause,
We don’t live by they laws.
Ayiti nan san mwen,
Intent nan mouvman mwen.
Nou leve — nou reyèl, nou viv,
Nou lib, nou lib, nou viv!
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[Verse 3 – militant finish, Life1st tone]
We ain’t askin’, we declarin’,
Truth breathin’, vision darin’.
From Port-au-Prince to Boston street,
Same sun, same beat.
Nou leve, tèt dwat, san blam,
Nou se zansèt k’ap viv nan flam.
They build their law, we break the frame,
We don’t protest — we reclaim.
Nou lib pa p tann pèmisyon,
Nou ekziste, se deklarasyon.
Intent move, nou gide nasyon,
Nou se lwa, nou se vibrasyon!
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[Final Hook – massive energy, crowd anthem vibe]
Nou lib, nou pa esklav,
Nou se flanm, yo pa ka etenn sa.
We stand tall, no fear, no pause,
We don’t live by they laws.
Ayiti nan san mwen,
Intent nan mouvman mwen.
Nou leve — nou reyèl, nou viv,
Nou lib, nou lib, nou viv!
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Outro – slow heartbeat drums fade
Zansèt yo pa mouri.
Yo la nan chak mouvman, chak respire.
Nou lib depi anvan lwa yo ekri.
Life1st.
FreedomNation