𝓘 𝓦𝓘𝓛𝓛 𝓝𝓔𝓥𝓔𝓡 𝓖𝓘𝓥𝓔 𝓤𝓟

Hands tied tight, breath tastes like rust Cold floor, boots, voices I don’t trust Lights go out with a crack to the skull World goes black, then nothing at all Mwen toujou la… mwen toujou la… I am still here… I am still here… Dreamless dark, no mercy sleep Dragged like weight, no sound I keep Dirt on skin, coffin breath They think they carried me to death Heartbeat low but it never stops I am not gone Pa fini… pa fini… Not finished… not finished… I will never give up I don’t know how to quit You can bury me breathing I’ll still crawl out of it Every ounce of the dark Learns my name when I rise I was born to survive I will never give up Mwen pa kase! I do not break! Mwen pa tonbe! I do not fall! Eyes snap open, wood above Splinters rain like broken love Chest won’t rise, lungs burn dry Panic screams but I won’t die Respire… respire… Breathe… breathe… Fists beat time in a box of soil Blood slick palms, muscles coil Every knock is a vow I make I don’t break I shake the grave Oxygen thin, vision red I choose fight Chwazi lavi! Choose life! I will never give up Even buried alive Every inch that I move Is a theft from the night Let the ground hear my bones Let it feel my rage I don’t fade underground I escape Ki moun ou ye? ... Mwen se volonte! Who are you? ... I am will! Nails gone raw, knuckles split Dirt in teeth but I don’t spit I dig blind by memory Toward the place the sky should be Yon… de… twa… One… two… three… They thought silence meant the end They never met my will like this I am teeth, I am breath I am louder than death Say it slow, say it true I am still here Mwen toujou kanpe. I am still standing. I will never give up I was built for the war If I’m crawling on instinct I’ll still reach for more Every shove of the earth Every weight I defy Turns the grave into proof I survive Lanmo pa pran mwen! Death did not take me! Fingertips hit rain-soaked air Moonlight cuts my matted hair I pull free like a curse fulfilled Heart still wild, hunger still Lib… lib… Free… free… Mask in mud, lungs on fire I stand shaking but I’m higher They can run, they can pray I walked out of my grave This isn’t hope This is power Sa se fòs mwen. This is my power. I will never give up Say it loud, say it clear You can knock me unconscious I’ll still conquer my fear I am dirt-born and fierce I am wrath, I am will You don’t bury the woman Who refuses to kneel Mwen leve. I rise. Mwen viv. I live. Mwen pa janm rann tèt mwen. I will never give up.