**[Intro — stop-start guitar / shouted]** **HEY!** Who gave you the right? **NOBODY!** Who told you we would stay quiet? **NOBODY!** **GO!** **[Verse 1 — rapid-fire rap]** Walk in the room like I paid for the ceiling, Everybody talking but nobody revealing, Who wrote the rules? Who profits from 'em? Who gets the crown when the damage is done? Another press conference, another disguise, Another polished speech with a handful of lies, Tell us to behave while you bend every rule, Then act surprised when we don't play the fool. I got questions— You got answers? I got pressure— You got standards? I got nothing but a microphone, A crooked grin, and a mind of my own. **[Pre-Chorus — gang vocals]** **NO!** We don't need your blessing! **NO!** We don't need your crown! **NO!** We don't need your lesson! **TURN THAT VOLUME UP!** **[Chorus — huge gang vocals]** **NO PERMISSION!** We came anyway! **NO PERMISSION!** Got something to say! You can build your walls, You can lock your doors, But you can't keep a voice Out forevermore! **NO PERMISSION!** **NO PERMISSION!** **[Verse 2 — faster cadence]** Cut the tape— Run it back— Who's accountable when the numbers go black? Who's on top when the bottom gets crushed? Who's getting paid when the whole thing's busted? I don't need another expert on a television screen Explaining why the problem isn't what it seems. I've got eyes, I've got ears, I've got people I know, And the truth gets louder everywhere that I go. Scratch— Stop— Change the track! Every time you push forward, We're pushing right back. No manufactured enemy, No convenient excuse, No little talking head Telling me what to choose. **[Guitar Scratch Break]** **CHIK-CHIK!** **CHAAK!** **CHIK-CHIK!** **CHAAK!** **DROP!** **[Verse 3 — thrash/punk attack]** You want a clean little story? We don't fit the page. You want everybody smiling? We don't fake the face. You want us divided? That's your favorite trick. Keep everybody fighting While you profit from it. But the room gets smaller When the truth walks in, And the loudest little tyrant Starts losing his grin. No master plan, No savior above— Just ordinary people Who've had enough. **[Breakdown — call and response]** **WHO OWNS YOUR VOICE?** **YOU DO!** **WHO PICKS YOUR SIDE?** **YOU DO!** **WHO MAKES THE CHOICE?** **YOU DO!** **WHO'S GONNA STOP YOU?** **NOBODY!** **[Final Chorus]** **NO PERMISSION!** We came anyway! **NO PERMISSION!** Got something to say! You can build your walls, You can lock your doors, But you can't keep a voice Out forevermore! **NO PERMISSION!** Say it loud! **NO PERMISSION!** Say it proud! **NO PERMISSION!** You don't own us! **NO PERMISSION!** **TURN IT UP!** **[Outro — screamed over descending riff]** No invitation. No approval. No permission. **WE'RE ALREADY HERE!**
