[Intro] They told us freedom came... But freedom wasn't delivered. Freedom had to be built. This for every ancestor... Every dreamer... Every builder... [Verse 1] My grandmother's prayers still echo in my blood, Great-grandfather's sweat still mixed inside the mud, Every step I take got a thousand footprints, Every open door started with somebody wouldn't quit. Juneteenth wasn't the finish line, It was the first page, A spark in the darkness, A fire through the age. Now we standing where they dreamed we'd stand, With a vote in our hand, And a future to command. [Chorus] We were built from freedom, Built from pain, Built through sunshine, Built through rain. Every dream they carried, Every road they paved, Now it's our turn To build what they saved. Built from freedom... Built from freedom... [Verse 2] Not just surviving, Now we own businesses, Writing new chapters, Changing the images. Doctors, coders, Teachers, creators, Builders of systems, Community innovators. The dream ain't finished, The work ain't done, Every generation Pass the torch and run. Because freedom ain't a gift That you put on a shelf, Freedom means creating Something bigger than yourself. [Bridge] For the children... For the future... For the neighborhoods... For the culture... For every ancestor Watching from above... Look what your sacrifice became. [Final Chorus] We were built from freedom, Built from grace, Built by hands That time can't erase. And we'll keep building, Long after we're gone, Because freedom lives on... When the people build on.
