Trapped

(Intro) Yeah… Hear this… From the block to the world, this a message… They built a system you can’t see with your eyes, But you feel it every day when you try to survive… From the schools to the streets, to the cells they fill, Same story, different face, same kind of drill… They say freedom, but it come with a fee, And it cost too much for the ones like we… Still we rise, still we fight, still we speak, Even when they try silence the weak… Listen… (Verse 1) Born in a maze where the walls got names, Zip codes decide if you rise or stay chained, Maps got lines but they cut like blades, Red ink drippin’, yeah it carved our fate. Dreams on pause where the rent stay high, Schools underfunded but they tell us “try,” Books worn out, but the bars stay new, Funny how the system got a cell for you. Mama worked doubles, still short on light, Bills stack tall like a thief in the night, Opportunities ghost when you need ‘em most, While privilege floats like it’s built in a boat. (Hook – Reggae) I’m trapped inna Babylon, fightin’ to be free, Chains pon mi mind but mi soul still see, Try hold I down but dem cyaan hold we, Rise through di fire, we a claim victory. I’m trapped inna system weh no show no love, Still mi pray hard, send mi voice above, From di struggle we rise, yeah we push and shove, One day we free like a soaring dove. (Verse 2) Redlining maps, yeah they drew that cage, Generations locked in economic rage, Loans denied, but the blame get flipped, Like we built the walls that we stuck within. Food deserts where the hope stay thin, Liquor stores deep but no fresh within, Cycle spins, keep the pressure on, Tell me how we supposed to carry on? Police lights flash like a warning sign, Skin turn suspect in a matter of time, Hands up high but it still ain’t safe, Justice blindfold slipped off its face. Profiles built before we speak a word, Truth gets buried, never really heard, Fear in the streets, tension never ends, Same story play but they don’t make amends. (Hook – Reggae) I’m trapped inna Babylon, fightin’ to be free, Chains pon mi mind but mi soul still see, Try hold I down but dem cyaan hold we, Rise through di fire, we a claim victory. I’m trapped inna system weh no show no love, Still mi pray hard, send mi voice above, From di struggle we rise, yeah we push and shove, One day we free like a soaring dove. (Verse 3) Courtroom cold, numbers don’t lie, Same crime, different time—tell me why? Harsher sentence when the shade runs deep, Freedom cost more than the rich can see. Private cells turn pain to a gain, Profit off chains, modern-day game, Names get lost, just a number assigned, Humanity stripped, left behind. Politicians speak but the change stay slow, Policies written like we won’t know, Divide and conquer been the oldest trick, Keep us fightin’ while they stack their chips. But I see cracks in the concrete floor, Seeds still grow even through the war, Voice rise up, yeah we break that mold, Truth too loud for the lies they sold. (Bridge) They built these walls but we still stand tall, Every brick laid gonna eventually fall, From the struggle come a spark, a flame, We remember every loss, every name. (Final Hook – Reggae) I’m trapped inna Babylon, but mi spirit free, No chain strong enough fi silence me, From di pain grow strength, now the whole world see, We a rise up strong, claim destiny. I’m trapped, yeah, but not for long, Turn this pain into a freedom song, From di darkness now we carry on, Light break through—yeah, the night is gone. (Outro) Yeah… Still here… still standin’… They tried to write the story for we, But we pick up the pen now, rewrite destiny… Every struggle, every scar, every tear that drop, Built a strength that the system couldn’t stop… No more silence… no more fear… Voices echoin’ loud so the whole world hear… From the cages they built to the chains they break, Freedom ain’t given—it’s somethin’ we take… So if you feel trapped, just remember this truth… Even in the dark, there’s a fire in you… Rise…