(Verse 1)
We walk through streets with our heads held high,
But every step’s a story, every tear’s a cry,
History wrote us out, then sold us the lie,
Built walls of silence while the profits multiply.
Chains invisible — laws, loans, and cops,
Schoolyards shrinking while the system crops,
Dreams deferred, bills piled to the top,
They teach us survival but never teach us to stop.
(Chorus)
Black lives matter — say it loud, say it clear,
We deserve safety, freedom, and a future without fear.
From the block to the ballot, lift each other up,
We’re more than a hashtag, more than a slogan or a mug.
(Verse 2)
They keep us down with red lines and bad signs,
Zoning maps, job traps, underfunded minds,
Criminalize poverty, sell fear on the nightly news,
Finger on the trigger while they rewrite the rules.
Media paints targets, history erases names,
Profit off pain, play divide-and-blame games,
But we rise in numbers, truth in our refrains,
Roots run deep — can’t drown what remains.
(Bridge)
It’s policy, prejudice, profit, and pain,
Intertwined threads in a system made to chain.
Education, health care, housing — break the frame,
Invest in us now, don’t wait for shame.
(Chorus)
Black lives matter — say it loud, say it clear,
We demand justice, dignity, a world that’s sincere.
From the block to the ballot, lift each other up,
We’re more than a hashtag, more than a slogan or a mug.
(Verse 3)
Teach the children truth, rewrite the script,
Repair the wounds, let reparations lift,
We want opportunity, not crumbs from the feast,
We want a justice system that protects, not police.
Community care, green jobs, living wages paid,
Heal the neighborhoods where futures were betrayed,
Solidarity in action, not just a parade,
Power to the people — that’s how change gets made.
(Outro)
So speak it, vote it, build it, don’t just pray,
Black lives matter every single day.
Break the chains, change the game, flip the page,
We are the story. Let freedom be our stage.
HbKeed
