[Intro]
No crown on my head, no hand on my throat
I learned how to breathe when they tightened the rope
[Verse 1]
I came from a room where the door had no key
Names on a ledger tried to bury me
Back bent low but my eyes stayed wide
I carried their weight, then I stepped outside
They sold me a story, I tore out the page
Turned every locked gate into kindling and rage
I don't ask permission, I don't wait in line
The pulse in my chest says this life is mine
[Pre-Chorus]
You can build your walls, you can sharpen your chains
I have walked through fire and remember the flames
[Chorus]
I am my own master, hear the ground break down
No chain can hold me, no collar, no crown
I fight for the morning, I fight for my name
Freedom in my hands, I won't kneel again
[Verse 2]
I know what it costs when the silence gets bought
When a whip writes law and a human is property marked
But the scars on my back are a map, not a grave
Every line says survive, every breath says be brave
I got a storm in my lungs and a match in my fist
If they reach for my future, they won't find it like this
No more bowed-head bargains, no more swallowing lies
I watched the old world crack when I looked in its eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
You can build your walls, you can sharpen your chains
I have walked through fire and remember the flames
[Chorus]
I am my own master, hear the ground break down
No chain can hold me, no collar, no crown
I fight for the morning, I fight for my name
Freedom in my hands, I won't kneel again
[Bridge]
Say my name—say it clear
I survived what you thought I should fear
Raise the dust, let the iron fall
One free voice can shake the whole wall
[Final Chorus]
I am my own master, hear the ground break down
No chain can hold me, no collar, no crown
I fight for the morning, I fight for my name
Freedom in my hands, I won't kneel again
[Outro]
No master above me
No lock on my soul
I walk out standing
I take back control