[Verse 1] I woke up mad With my boots still on Found the rent note taped To the fridge at dawn One more grin From a suit on high I bit that paper And I let it fly [Pre-Chorus] Say what you want We’re not your pets We learn fast We never forget Hands in the air Make room, make room This little spark Gonna crack the room [Chorus] We don’t back down We don’t back down Take that chain And drag it down We don’t bow We don’t kneel We bite back hard We make it real (we make it real) [Verse 2] Your clean white walls Got cracks in the paint Your rules look strong Till they learn they ain’t I’ve seen good kids Turn mean for less So pass that mic We can clean this mess [Pre-Chorus] Say what you want We’re not your pets We learn fast We never forget Hands in the air Make room, make room This little spark Gonna crack the room [Chorus] We don’t back down We don’t back down Take that chain And drag it down We don’t bow We don’t kneel We bite back hard We make it real (we make it real) [Bridge] [Half-time stomp] If you shut one door We kick three more If you lock that gate We shake the floor No polished saint No clean machine Just a crowd of teeth And a blackout scream [Final Chorus] We don’t back down We don’t back down Take that chain And drag it down We don’t bow We don’t kneel We bite back hard We make it real We don’t back down We don’t back down Raise that noise Till the whole block pounds We don’t bow We don’t kneel We bite back hard We make it real (we make it real)
