🌑 Intro — Spoken (soft guitar hum)
I used to see the world through the stories they gave me…
But then I opened the pages they tried to hide.
I saw the truth in the cracks of history…
And that’s the day I woke up.
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🎸 Verse 1
They never taught us ’bout 1619,
About the chains beneath the flag.
They never said the roots of this country
Grew from pain they tried to drag.
I learned the truth in hidden pages,
In voices they pushed aside.
But the truth hits harder than silence—
It cuts through every lie.
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🎤 Chorus
I woke up—
With the truth burning deep in my veins.
I woke up—
From a world built on somebody else’s chains.
I woke up—
And the moment I opened my eyes,
I saw the cracks in the stories,
And a new world start to rise.
Yeah, I woke up…
And I ain’t going back to sleep tonight.
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🎸 Verse 2
Black AF history showed me courage—
How rebels carved their own way out.
How strength was born in the fire,
How freedom grew from doubt.
A People’s History taught me
Change never comes from the throne.
It comes from the ones who struggle,
From the streets, from the unknown.
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🎤 Chorus
I woke up—
With the truth burning deep in my veins.
I woke up—
From a world built on somebody else’s chains.
I woke up—
And the moment I opened my eyes,
I saw the cracks in the stories,
And a new world start to rise.
Yeah, I woke up…
And I ain’t going back to sleep tonight.
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🔥 Bridge (Rock Build)
I woke up in the firelight,
Heard voices calling my name.
Saying “Stand up, keep moving—
The world don’t change without pain.”
If truth is a battle,
Then I’m stepping into the fight.
My eyes are open now…
And darkness can’t survive the light.
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🎤 Final Chorus (Powerful)
I woke up—
And the truth became my guide.
I woke up—
With my history by my side.
I woke up—
And I’m done believing lies.
Yeah, I’m walking through the ashes
Watching a new world rise.
I woke up…
And I ain’t going back to sleep tonight.
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🔥 OUTRO — Spoken
If awakening is rebellion…
Then every breath I take is proof:
I woke up.
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