"Institutional Lies" 🎤🚨

"Institutional Lies" 🎤🚨 [Intro – Spoken, over sirens & bass] Yeah… they keep the light on for you. Three hots, one cot… and a lifetime subscription to their rules. But I ain’t buyin’ it. [Verse 1] They sell you dreams with a lock on the door, Say it’s “rehab,” but it’s prison décor. Motel 6 justice — yeah, they’ll leave the light, But it’s a spotlight, not a welcome sight. They feed you three squares, tell you when to sleep, Teach you how to walk, how to talk, how to keep Your head down low, don’t step outta line, But I see the cracks — and I’m steppin’ on mine. [Chorus] Institutional lies, dressed up in a suit, Tell you it’s the truth while they polish up the boot. You can swallow all that, or you can spit it back out, Let Jesus fill the gaps, that’s what I’m about. [Verse 2] They say “rehabilitate,” but they mean “control,” Break a man’s body just to cage his soul. White or Black, don’t matter the shade, Same cold steel when the bars get made. They’ll script your life like a TV show, Tell you where to stand, where you can’t go. But I ain’t no extra in their storyline, I’m writin’ my own — every verse, every line. [Chorus] Institutional lies, dressed up in a suit, Tell you it’s the truth while they polish up the boot. You can swallow all that, or you can spit it back out, Let Jesus fill the gaps, that’s what I’m about. [Bridge – Half‑time beat, heavy bass] Step in the cracks, feel the ground shake, Chains start breakin’ with every step I take. They can lock the body, but the spirit’s free, And the truth cuts deeper than their policy. [Final Verse] So here’s to the ones who see through the game, Who know the system’s just a different name For the same old hustle, the same old scam, But we ain’t playin’ — we know who I am. [Outro – Spoken] Keep your light on, keep your cot, keep your lies. I got my freedom where your reach don’t rise. And that’s the truth.