Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] [stomps + claps building] Hey! Hey! Who runs the streets? (We do, we do) [Verse 1] Boots on the pavement Breath in the cold Posters peeling Stories told Faces masked But eyes are bright We came here to claim the night Steel in our throats Ink on our hands Names of the lost on cardboard stands You raise your walls We raise our sound Every heartbeat shaking ground [Pre-Chorus] You can ban our books You can break our doors But you can’t stop a million Feet on the floor [Chorus] We don’t bow We don’t break (We don’t bow, we don’t break) You can take and take and take But the streets will never shake Out our names Out our rage (Out our names, out our rage) From the gutter to the gate We are louder than your hate Hey! Hey! (We don’t bow, we don’t break) Hey! Hey! We are louder than your hate [Verse 2] You paint your flags in borrowed fear We paint hope on every mirror You write laws to crush our lungs We write futures with our tongues You point guns at shaken hands We plant seeds in stolen lands You crown lies and call it pride We stand shoulder Side by side [Pre-Chorus] You can steal our sleep Try to seal our fate But you can’t cage a wildfire Once it’s awake [Chorus] We don’t bow We don’t break (We don’t bow, we don’t break) You can take and take and take But the streets will never shake Out our names Out our rage (Out our names, out our rage) From the gutter to the gate We are louder than your hate Hey! Hey! (We don’t bow, we don’t break) Hey! Hey! We are louder than your hate [Bridge] Leader: Who decides our dignity? Crowd: We do! We do! Leader: Who defines our history? Crowd: We do! We do! Leader: When they shout “Obey the crown!” Crowd: We rise up We won’t kneel down! Leader: When they threaten When they scream— Crowd: We’re the ones who hold the dream! [Chant Break] [stomps Claps Snaps in unison] This is our street! (Our street!) These are our lives! (Our lives!) You can’t erase Our fire Our fight This is our town! (Our town!) Tear your idols down! (Idols down!) We stand together We stand our ground [Chorus] We don’t bow We don’t break (We don’t bow, we don’t break) You can take and take and take But the streets will never shake Out our names Out our rage (Out our names, out our rage) From the gutter to the gate We are louder than your hate [Outro] Hey! Hey! We don’t bow We don’t break (stomps, claps, snaps fade with crowd chanting)
Tags
Fired-up protest anthem with female lead vocals over stomps, claps, and finger snaps; tempo brisk and urgent. Tight stacked harmonies answer the lead, with shouted gang vocals on the hooks. Verses stay rhythmically punchy and percussive; choruses explode into a massive crowd singalong, big room reverb on chants and a raw, live-march energy throughout.
Duration
3:33
Instrumental
No
Created
2/6/2026