[Intro]
[low chant]
Ra-a-a, see the light in me (hey)
Ra-a-a, all my people free (yeah)
Ra-a-a, I’m my own decree
(Ancestors with me, ancestors with me)
[Verse 1]
I was walkin’ through the doubt, head down, heavy
Heart full of fear, both hands not ready
Heard my grandma in my ear, “boy, stand steady”
“Your blood built kingdoms, your soul stay deadly” (uh)
Sand in my veins, see the dunes in my stride
Every past life marchin’ like a drum by my side
I was searchin’ for a sign, it was there inside
Whole universe hummin’ every time I decide (yeah yeah)
Now I dance in my spirit, feet never touch ground
Every step say “love,” every breath say “now”
If they ask who I trust when the noise too loud
I just close both eyes, feel the crowd of the proud (woo)
[Chorus]
[female lead]
I’m a pyramid, I don’t break, I rise (rise up)
Got the stars in my heart, in my eyes (my eyes)
When I move, every ancestor vibes (vibes)
This my mantra, this my life
[male lead]
I believe in me, that’s the law I keep (I keep)
When I fall, I get up on beat (on beat)
True love in my chest, that’s peace (that’s peace)
Say it with me, say it with me
[male + female]
(I am love) I am light
(I am guided) through the night
(I am peace) I will fight
For my joy, for my right (yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
[female lead]
I don’t beg for a seat, I build my own throne (throne)
Gold in my throat every time I speak “home”
See my sisters in the mirror, all the queens full grown
Every scar that I carry like a carved milestone (uh)
When he holdin’ my hand, that’s a prayer in touch
We survived every curse, every “not enough”
We the proof you can grow out the deepest dust
Turn pain into rivers, turn hurt into trust (trust)
[male response]
We the son and the moon on a late night ride
Both crowns tilted, but they still align
If the world feel cold, we gon’ share that fire
Two hearts on beat, same choir, same choir (yeah)
[Chorus]
[female lead]
I’m a pyramid, I don’t break, I rise (rise up)
Got the stars in my heart, in my eyes (in my eyes)
When I move, every ancestor vibes (oh vibes)
This my mantra, this my life (my life)
[male lead]
I believe in me, that’s the law I keep (I keep)
When I fall, I get up on beat (get up)
True love in my chest, that’s peace (that’s peace)
Say it with me, say it with me (say it)
[male + female]
(I am love) I am light
(I am guided) through the night
(I am peace) I will fight
For my joy, for my right (right, right)
[Bridge]
[chant – both]
Head high, heart clean (hey)
Walk soft, soul mean (yeah)
I trust, I breathe
Everything I need in me
Feet firm, mind free (free)
Past, present, all meet (all meet)
I trust, I breathe
Everything I need in me (in me)
[Chorus]
[female lead, airy]
I’m a pyramid, I don’t break, I rise (rise up)
Got the stars in my heart, in my eyes (my eyes)
When I move, every ancestor vibes (vibes)
This my mantra, this my life (my life)
[male lead, more ad-libs]
I believe in me, that’s the law I keep (I keep)
When I fall