The Breaking Sound

Chains tied and in the dark order spark From every wall we feel the weight of iron fist Crushing what we used to call our own They watch through every window They listen through the wires promises Turn into cages, freedom fakes Beneath their lies we march in lines They painted our voices stripped and bound But fire still burns in silence Waiting for the breaking sound Rise against the state That we're in That owns us Tear the banners from the sky No more kneeling for their mercy We were never meant to die Shout it loud through every shadow Break the hold they call control We are more than what they ordered We reclaim our stolen souls Children learn to hide their questions Parents train their dreams for fear Uniformed decide our future Because the thing they smear Street streets echo with their warnings Curfews lock the open air Yet hearts keep beating louder Daring them to come and dare Enough of silence, suffering Enough of rules that steal our breath We stand together in the ashes Shooting life instead of death The system cracks when we refuse it When we turn our backs and fight No tyrant lasts forever When the people claim their right Rise against the state that owns us Tear the banners from the sky Tear the banners from the sky No more kneeling for their mercy We were never meant to die Shout it loud through every shadow Break the hold they call control We are more than what they ordered We reclaim our stolen souls We reclaim our stolen souls We reclaim our stolen souls We reclaim our stolen souls We reclaim our stolen souls We reclaim our stolen souls