*(Intro)* Yeah… They said we free, right? But what that mean if the mind still locked? Uh… listen— *(Verse 1)* Born in the block where the sirens sing lullabies, Dreams get clipped, watch ambition get minimized, School on the corner but we never prioritize, Too busy chasin’ quick wins, livin’ improvised. OG said “get money,” never said “get wise,” So we memorize the streets but never analyze, History erased, truth buried in disguise, Feed us entertainment, keep us hypnotized. They glorify the hustle but don’t show the cost, Every lesson skipped is another future lost, Thinkin’ bein’ loud is the same as bein’ boss, But ignorance a chain, yeah, and knowledge is the cross. We laugh at the books, call the smart kids lame, But we all in the system, just playin’ different games, They buildin’ prisons faster than we buildin’ brains, And we help ‘em do it every time we stay the same. *(Hook)* Free to be dumb, yeah, that’s what they sold us, Chains on the mind but we don’t even notice, Laughin’ at the truth, yeah, we actin’ like we know this, But freedom ain’t real if your vision outta focus. Free to be dumb, yeah, break that illusion, Ignorance loud but the truth bring a movement, Open up your mind, that’s the real revolution, We rise when we learn—that’s the only solution. *(Verse 2)* Mama worked doubles, still the bills overdue, Told me “read a book, they don’t want that for you,” See, knowledge is power, that’s a dangerous view, When you start askin’ questions, they uncomfortable too. Why the schools broke but the jails stay funded? Why we kill each other while the system stay runnin’? Why we praise the image but ignore what’s comin’? Why we scared of thinkin’ but we love the frontin’? Social media got us flexin’ with illusions, Fightin’ over crumbs while they makin’ the conclusions, Turn us on each other, that’s a perfect distribution, Keep us uneducated, that’s the master contribution. But I see a shift, yeah, I feel it in the air, Young minds wakin’ up, startin’ show they care, Pick a book up, now you weaponized and rare, Truth hit different when you finally aware. *(Hook)* Free to be dumb, yeah, that’s what they sold us, Chains on the mind but we don’t even notice, Laughin’ at the truth, yeah, we actin’ like we know this, But freedom ain’t real if your vision outta focus. Free to be dumb, nah, we refusin’, Ignorance dead when the youth start choosin’, Open up your mind, that’s the real revolution, We rise when we learn—that’s the only solution. *(Bridge)* They fear a reader more than a trigger, A thinker more dangerous than a hitter, A student turn king, now the vision get bigger, Break every cycle, now the whole block richer. *(Verse 3)* It ain’t about shame, it’s about elevation, Turn pain into power, that’s the transformation, Every page flipped is a step to liberation, Every truth learned break mental incarceration. We don’t gotta stay what they expect us to be, More than survival, we designed to be free, Real freedom start in the mind, you see, Once you learn that, can’t nobody disagree. So teach the lil’ homie, give him tools, not excuses, Show the lil’ sis how her mind reduces Every single limit that the world produces, Education the spark, yeah, that’s what truth is. From the block to the books, we rewrite the story, From the struggle to strength, from the pain to the glory, Yeah, we been held back but we rise in authority, Knowledge is the crown—now we claimin’ our territory. *(Hook)* Free to be dumb, yeah, that’s what they sold us, Chains on the mind but we don’t even notice, Laughin’ at the truth, yeah, we actin’ like we know this, But freedom ain’t real if your vision outta focus. Free to be dumb, yeah, break that illusion, Ignorance loud but the truth bring a movement, Open up your mind, that’s the real revolution, We rise when we learn—that’s the only solution *(Outro)* Free… not dumb. Free… and aware. Yeah… that’s power.
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