Intro – gospel hum + soft electric guitar + low 808 bass
Freedom ain’t fame.
It’s loneliness mastered.
It’s peace that don’t post.
It’s love that never asked permission.
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Verse 1 – 16 bars (the loss)
Yeah… I lost some friends when I found my truth,
they loved the mask, not proof.
They call me distant, call me strange,
but I ain’t change — I just rearrange.
No more sleepwalk, no pretend,
can’t unsee what intent transcend.
They want trend, I want mend,
I left the colony, lost blend.
Peace heavy, silence loud,
ain’t no crowd when you proud.
Being don’t bow,
I’m free — somehow.
Truth cut deep but heal,
cost high, but real.
That’s the deal —
freedom feel.
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Hook – 8 bars (gospel melody + choir echo)
The price of being free ain’t cheap,
you lose the world, your soul you keep.
No applause when you leap,
just intent, no sheep.
Every tear I sow, I reap,
freedom mine — not lease, but deep.
The price of being free ain’t cheap,
but it’s peace I reap.
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Verse 2 – 16 bars (the solitude)
Days get long when you stand alone,
truth cold, but it build home.
Ain’t no map, no phone,
just breath — that’s known.
They call it pride, I call it sight,
they chase praise, I chase light.
I fight self, not fight,
Being — rewrite.
Walk away from what feed my pain,
they thought loss, I saw gain.
Freedom got rain,
but it cleanse, not drain.
Every storm new test,
intent invest.
No rest —
but blessed.
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Hook – 8 bars (same melody, deeper choir)
The price of being free ain’t cheap,
you lose the world, your soul you keep.
No applause when you leap,
just intent, no sheep.
Every tear I sow, I reap,
freedom mine — not lease, but deep.
The price of being free ain’t cheap,
but it’s peace I reap.
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Bridge – spoken word over strings and choir
I ain’t broke — I broke free.
I ain’t lost — I left.
They call it lonely…
I call it lawful.
Intent is my wealth.
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Verse 3 – 16 bars (the rebirth)
Now I move with less,
but what’s left — bless.
Every scar confess,
every breath progress.
No clout, no name to chase,
just peace, my base.
Life ain’t race,
it’s grace.
The system tried to drain my core,
but intent gave more.
I walk through every door,
law before law.
Freedom ain’t shout, it stay,
quiet in the way.
Being okay,
Life1st — everyday.
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Hook – final 8 bars (choir and live snare lift)
The price of being free ain’t cheap,
you lose the world, your soul you keep.
No applause when you leap,
just intent, no sheep.
Every tear I sow, I reap,
freedom mine — not lease, but deep.
The price of being free ain’t cheap,
but it’s peace I reap.
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Outro – soft piano, fading hum
They said I’d lose everything.
I did.
And what’s left…
is everything.
Life1st.
FreedomNation
