[Verse 1 – rapid-fire rap, female voice first, then male] [Female] No crown on our heads, no leash on our throats We take from the fat cats in their diamond coats We slip through the fences, we crack every code Redistribute the feast on the poverty road [Male] Every rich man's trash is a poor dog's gold Every hungry belly a story untold So we fill up the bowls of the ones left behind This ain't theft, nah — it's justice redesigned [Pre-Chorus – sung, both voices, building] We don't kneel, we don't bow, we don't beg, we don't cower Woman and man, equal in power The alley's our temple, the gutter's our tower And we sing this hymn at the midnight hour [Chorus – sung like a freedom hymn, all gang voices] Oh, we are the strays, the wild, the free! No king, no cop, no property! We rob for the poor, we sing for the chained! Equality's law in Bill's Stray Gang! Stomp-stomp-clap — five-four stride — Freedom and equal, side by side! [Verse 2 – rap trade-off, faster] [Male] She's my sister, she's my equal, she runs the pack too Got a mind like a razor and a heart true-blue [Female] He's my brother, he's my mirror, we share every scrap No alpha, no omega — just the same damn map [Together] We don't need a throne, we don't need a crown We lift each other up when the world slams down The only rule we follow is the beat of the street And the five-four stomp of equality's feet [Pre-Chorus – full gang, shouted] We don't kneel, we don't bow, we don't beg, we don't cower! Woman and man, equal in power! The alley's our temple, the gutter's our tower! And we sing this hymn at the midnight hour! [Chorus – bigger, layered, hymnal] Oh, we are the strays, the wild, the free! No king, no cop, no property! We rob for the poor, we sing for the chained! Equality's law in Bill's Stray Gang! Stomp-stomp-clap — five-four stride — Freedom and equal, side by side! [Bridge – half-time, spoken word over steady stomp] Stomp… stomp… clap… [Spoken, female] They call us thieves. We call it repair. The world took everything. We're just taking our share. [Male] Every bowl we fill, every lock we break, Is a note in the song that the free dogs make. [Verse 3 – rap, intense, both voices interweaving] [F] Open the cages, tear down the walls! [M] Share every dollar, answer the calls! [F] No more masters, no more whips! [M] Equality's kiss on revolution's lips! [Together] Bill's Stray Gang, we're the storm, we're the flood! We don't spill blood but we sure spill good! If you're hungry, you're family; if you're lost, you're found! Five-four freedom on the holy ground! [Final Chorus – all voices, shouting, clapping, stomping, hymnal peak] OH, WE ARE THE STRAYS, THE WILD, THE FREE! NO KING, NO COP, NO PROPERTY! WE ROB FOR THE POOR, WE SING FOR THE CHAINED! EQUALITY'S LAW IN BILL'S STRAY GANG! Stomp-stomp-clap — five-four stride — FREEDOM AND EQUAL, SIDE BY SIDE! SIDE BY SIDE! SIDE BY SIDE! [Outro – stomps fade, a cappella call] Stomp… stomp… clap… [Solo voice, fading] No masters… no chains… just paw in paw… [Gang whisper] Bill's Stray Gang… Bill's Stray Gang… [One last stomp — silence.]
