Can’t Stop ‘Til We’re Free

[Intro] Yeah Hands up Hands up [Verse 1] They built these walls out of doubt and fear Told us, "Keep your head down, disappear" But every chain that they throw on me Just another beat in the march to free Grandma’s voice in my busted headphones "Baby, stand tall when the night gets cold" We ain’t made for the quiet surrender We’re the spark, we’re the live wire center [Chorus] We can’t stop, can’t stop ‘til we’re free Every bruise, every step, that’s the fee If they push, then we push back harder Hearts like steel getting sharper and sharper We can’t stop, can’t stop ‘til we’re free Sing it loud like a war-torn melody If we fall, we get up, go farther We can’t stop, can’t stop, can’t stop ‘til we’re free (hey!) [Verse 2] Kids on the corner with dreams on sale Writing their future on a torn bus rail Sirens wail like a crooked hymn But the light in their eyes never goes that dim I see fists in the air at the old school gym Paint peeling off, but the hope still wins We don’t break, we bend then snap right back Turn every setback to a counterattack (woo) [Chorus] We can’t stop, can’t stop ‘til we’re free Every bruise, every step, that’s the fee If they push, then we push back harder Hearts like steel getting sharper and sharper We can’t stop, can’t stop ‘til we’re free Sing it loud like a war-torn melody If we fall, we get up, go farther We can’t stop, can’t stop, can’t stop ‘til we’re free [Bridge] [Beat drops to drums and choir] Who are we? We are fire in the flood (yeah) We are thunder in the mud We are voices breaking through Every "no" till it turns to truth Who am I? I’m the echo of my kin Every scar is a place I begin You can lock the door, throw the key But you can’t cage a mind that believes [Chorus] We can’t stop, can’t stop ‘til we’re free Every bruise, every step, that’s the fee If they push, then we push back harder Hearts like steel getting sharper and sharper We can’t stop, can’t stop ‘til we’re free Sing it loud like a war-torn melody If we fall, we get up, go farther We can’t stop, can’t stop, can’t stop ‘til we’re free (oh yeah) [Outro] Can’t stop, can’t stop Can’t stop ‘til we’re free One voice, one shot That’s how history breathes