Title: "How Long This Time?"

[Verse 1 – Well, I woke up to the sirens screamin’ down Main Street Another flag burned in the name of "freedom,” yeah, deceit Painted slogans with blood for ink, and eyes turned blind They preach from pulpits built on hate and stolen time Ohhhh, the wolf don’t need a mask — no, he don’t need a crown Just a rally cry and a tattered gown, Dancin’ in the fire like he owns the sky… But I got truth in my throat and a soul that won’t die. [Chorus – How long this time?! How long they gonna lie and steal and divide?! How long this time?! While the children cry and the preachers lie? How long THIS TIME?! I’ll scream it loud till the walls collapse, I’LL FIGHT THESE LIES WITH EVERY DAMNED BREATH I HAVE! [Verse 2 – They call it “MAGA,” call it “patriots,” but it’s just fear in a red hat Built a kingdom on the backs of the poor — call it holy? That’s flat Out blasphemous, brotha — it’s greed with a grin Sellin’ your brother, then callin’ it “win” And the TV preaches their twisted creed While the poor starve slow and the rich feed their greed They say “fake news” when the truth steps near — But the lies rot their roots — ain’t no future there. [Chorus – How long this time?! How long they gon’ burn the books and stifle the light?! How long this time?! While they cage our kids and call it “right”? How long THIS TIME?! I’ll scream it raw, scream it deep, scream it true — I’LL DIE STANDIN’ BEFORE I’LL BOW TO YOU! [Bridge – I’ve seen the dogs of power maul the weak I’ve felt the cold steel of the law when you’re brown, when you speak I’ve watched the lies twist the young girl’s mind Tellin’ her hate is righteous, tellin’ her ignorance is divine But the rhythm still beats beneath the concrete In the drum of the rebel, in the protest, in the street You can’t kill the song that the people sing… It’s been rising since the beginning, and it won’t stop now, no, it won’t stop singing! [Chorus – HOW LONG THIS TIME?! How long they gonna break the backs of the brave?! HOW LONG THIS TIME?! While they crush the dream and enslave the grave?! HOW LONG THIS GODDAMN TIME?! I’ll scream it from the rooftops, I’ll scream it in the rain — TILL JUSTICE ROARS AND BREAKS THEIR CHAINS! [Outro – I won’t wear your uniform… Won’t chant your slogans… Won’t drink your venom… I’ll sing… I’ll fight… I’ll rise… …Till the sky burns clean.