[Verse 1]
I am the roots that they tried to uproot,
I am the past that they rewrite as truth.
I am the stories my grandma would say,
Passed through her hands like the scars on her face.
I am the prayers whispered at dawn,
Echoes of struggle that still carry on.
I am the soul in a blues guitar,
The pain in the beat of a Kendrick bar.
They tell me I’m free, but I still feel chained,
Taught how to smile, but I’m drowning in pain.
Taught to be silent, but I gotta speak,
Taught to move fast, but I long for peace.
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[Chorus]
I am the fire that won’t burn out,
The voice too strong to drown out.
I am the past, the now, the new,
I am the fight, I am the truth.
They tried to break me, tried to erase me,
But I rise, ‘cause I was made free.
I am the dream they tried to steal,
I am, I am, and I always will.
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[Verse 2]
I am the rhythm in the marching feet,
The sound of a heart that won’t skip a beat.
I am the ink that rewrites the page,
The hands still reaching beyond the cage.
I am the faces they never show,
The stories of pain they’ll never know.
I am the past that still ain’t healed,
The voices silenced, but I’m here still.
I am the blood in the hands that build,
The sweat in the fields, the unbroken will.
I am the beauty, the light in the storm,
I am the legend they tried to distort.
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[Chorus]
I am the fire that won’t burn out,
The voice too strong to drown out.
I am the past, the now, the new,
I am the fight, I am the truth.
They tried to break me, tried to erase me,
But I rise, ‘cause I was made free.
I am the dream they tried to steal,
I am, I am, and I always will.
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[Bridge]
I am the sound of ancestors’ cries,
I am the hope still burning inside.
I am the change, the breaking tide,
I am the one who won’t run and hide.
I am my mother’s strength and grace,
I am my father’s pride and pain.
I am the voice that won’t be tamed,
I am, I am, remember my name.
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[Outro]
I am the light they cannot shade,
I am the love they cannot take.
I am the song, that fight for us all.
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