Lyrics By: J.G. Argo ©2026 [Intro (Ritual Opening)] [Whispered, layered over low heartbeat drum and wind] Before the names… Before the gods… Before the brands… [Native flute drifts in, minor pentatonic, spacious.] [Verse 1] Before the symbols carved my skin Before the lies they called a sin Before the fear they dressed as law I was already whole and sure No book between me and the flame No borrowed voice, no borrowed name No debt inherited at birth I learned the sky by knowing earth [Pre-Chorus 1] They taught me kneeling was the way (Bow down) They taught me doubt was how to pray (Be small) But something in me stayed awake A drum they couldn’t confiscate [Chorus 1] [Drums widen, flute soars, chant layers behind] I’m an unbranded soul No mark on my spirit No chain on my breath No god in control I’m an unbranded soul No fear in my blood I remembered who I am When I remembered I was enough [Flute run after each chorus line] [Verse 2] No savior needed to be clean No blood to crown what’s always been My compass never lost its way It just went quiet from the pain Morality without the threat Compassion without cosmic debt I don’t need hell to choose what’s right I choose the good because I’m alive [Pre-Chorus 2] They said without them I’d be blind But fear was all they had to sell I stepped outside their borrowed light And saw myself — and that was hell (beat drops for half a bar) —for them. [Rap Verse (Vision / Invocation)] [Beat strips down: drum + low bass pulse; flute echoes between bars] I don’t need a throne in the clouds to stand tall I don’t need a cross to remind me I fall They sold me a sickness, then sold me the cure Told me I was broken — I was never impure My ancestors spoke in drum and in flame Not shame, not chains, not inherited blame Empire needs gods to keep people in line Spirit needs silence, breath, and time If truth needs fear, it’s already dead If love needs blood, it’s already bled I walked out the cage, felt earth in my feet No altar in my head — now my pulse is the beat [Last line echoes, drums roll back in] [Chorus 2 (Full Power – Chant Version)] UNBRANDED SOUL (Hey — hey — hey) No barcode on my name UNBRANDED SOUL (Hey — hey — hey) No heaven holding me hostage UNBRANDED SOUL I wasn’t fallen — I was free The moment I remembered me [Bridge (Shamanic Break)] [Drums drop out, solo flute + throat-hum style vocal] You didn’t lose your way You were taught to forget Remember the fire Remember the breath Remember the name Before fear named you next [Final Chorus (Last Rise)] Everything returns — drums, flute, chant, bass I’m an unbranded soul No owner, no throne No god standing between me and bone I’m an unbranded soul No script, no role I remembered who I am I remembered… I’m whole [Outro (Fade to Ritual)] [Flute + drum only, whispering] No brands No gods No chains Just breath… and the remembering
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