[Intro — whispered spoken word] Is there anybody out in the open air? Tear down the fences before they build the wall. Count every footstep, measure every breath— Who taught the silence how to call? [Instrumental] [Verse 1] Look at the skyline, grey against the blue, I crossed a thousand battles just to get through to you. Ain’t got no master, ain’t wearing no leash, I’m howling at the sunrise, tearing through the peace. [Pre-Chorus] Can you feel the thunder breaking in the sky? No more illusions left to justify. [Chorus] We will not bow to the cold machine, Living inside of a shattered dream. One voice to scream, one voice to pray— We’re breaking, breaking away. Yeah, yeah—more bounce on the wire, Talk to me, brother, feel the fire. [Verse 2] They count your footsteps, tax your soul, Sell you a key to a borrowed control. But every locked door has a hinge and a seam, Every guarded tower starts as a dream. [Pre-Chorus] Can you feel the thunder breaking in the sky? No more illusions left to justify. [Chorus] We will not bow to the cold machine, Living inside of a shattered dream. One voice to scream, one voice to pray— We’re breaking, breaking away. Yeah, yeah—more bounce on the wire, Talk to me, brother, feel the fire. [Bridge — slower] Let your mind be free, let the old walls fall, A small bright spark can outlive them all. They count your steps, they tax your soul, But no one owns the road we roll. [Talkbox Response] Ooh, baby, let your mind be free. Ooh, baby, come and move with me. [Instrumental Climax] [Final Chorus] We will not bow to the cold machine, Living inside of a shattered dream. One voice to scream, one voice to pray— We’re breaking, breaking away. Keep bouncing on, keep the signal bright, Turn that pressure into appetite. One voice to scream, one voice to pray— We’re breaking, breaking away-ay-ay! [Outro] Roger that—over and out! Over and out! The clock runs down, the wind moves on, But one clear chord keeps ringing long.
