[Verse 1]
They taped the door by dawn
Stamped my name in red
Made a list of what I can't
Then read it like it's law
I watched the same old faces
Hide behind their tie
Selling fear in folded sheets
And calling it a life
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can feel it
Rising in my chest
Every rule they pile up
Turns to iron in my breath
[Chorus]
I won't bow, I won't break
Hands off, hands off my days
(Rising in rage)
I won't crawl for your gate
Back off, back off the cage
(Rising in rage)
You can write your little lines
I can burn through every chain
(Rising in rage)
Tell them all the truth tonight
We are done obeying pain
[Verse 2]
They shut the square by noon
Said the crowd was gone
But you could hear the boots still march
Down every open block
Kids on the corner laughing
While the sirens fed the air
Old men clenched their paper signs
Like they could make them care
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can feel it
Rattling the floor
Every locked-up order
Makes us want it more
[Chorus]
I won't bow, I won't break
Hands off, hands off my days
(Rising in rage)
I won't crawl for your gate
Back off, back off the cage
(Rising in rage)
You can write your little lines
I can burn through every chain
(Rising in rage)
Tell them all the truth tonight
We are done obeying pain
[Bridge]
[M] We are not your numbers
[F] We are not your shame
[M] We are not your quiet
[F] Say our names, say our names
[Both] One more wall, we break it
One more lie, we name it
One more rule, we shake it
One more night, we take it
[Final Chorus]
I won't bow, I won't break
Hands off, hands off my days
(Rising in rage)
I won't crawl for your gate
Back off, back off the cage
(Rising in rage)
You can write your little lines
I can burn through every chain
(Rising in rage)
Tell them all the truth tonight
We are done obeying pain
[Outro]
Rising in rage
Rising in rage
No more chains
No more chains