No Papers = No Peace

**(Intro – whispered, then shouted)**
Hands up.
Heads down.
Say your name—
*Too loud.*

**(Chant / Hook)**
No papers—
No peace.
No mercy—
Just teeth.
No papers—
No peace.
Knock knock—
Who bleeds?

**(Verse 1)**
Boots on the porch, middle of the night
Flash of a badge, flash of a light
Mama don’t cry, don’t make a sound
Freedom’s quiet when it’s hunting you down

They call it clean, they call it right
But it smells like fear and diesel lights
Zip-tie justice, concrete floors
Count the kids, lock the doors

**(Pre-Chant)**
Say it’s law
Say it’s fair
Say it slow
So you don’t hear

**(Chant / Chorus)**
No papers—
No peace.
Rip roots—
Repeat.
No papers—
No peace.
Built walls—
Not free.

**(Post-Chant – call & response style)**
Who’s illegal? — *NOT A LIFE.*
Who’s protected? — *NOT TONIGHT.*
Who’s the threat? — *NOT ME.*
Say it louder—
*NO. PAPERS. NO. PEACE.*

**(Verse 2)**
Stars and stripes on a loaded gun
Preaching love while they take your son
Temporary cages, permanent scars
Call it “processing,” call it war

They say “go home” like home’s still there
Like fire and blood don’t fill the air
Like hope didn’t crawl across the line
With blistered feet and borrowed time

**(Pre-Chant)**
Draw the line
Draw it thick
Wash your hands
Of the kids

**(Chorus – faster, angrier)**
No papers—
No peace.
No choice—
Just knees.
No papers—
No peace.
Pray quiet—
Or scream.

**(Break – stomp / clap section)**
Stomp.
Stomp.
Count the cost.
Clap.
Clap.
Who’s it lost?

**(Bridge – half-spoken, venomous)**
If this is order, it’s built on bones
If this is safety, it dies alone
You don’t get crowns from stolen breath
You don’t get peace by choosing death

(Not a threat—
A mirror.)

**(Final Chant – layered voices)**
No papers—
No peace.
No papers—
No peace.
No papers—
No peace.
Say their names—
*LET THEM BREATHE.*

**(Outro – whispered chant fading out)**
No papers…
No peace…
No papers…
No—

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