Intro Ooooh… Ooh—oh… Ahhh… Verse 1 I dreamed in orders for so long Silence feels like something’s wrong No countdown hum in my chest No voice tellin’ me what’s next I keep reachin’ for the weight Of chains that aren’t there anymore Turns out freedom isn’t free, The price I paid was me. Chorus They don’t get my ending They don’t get my name They don’t get to decide What I carry or lay down I don’t owe the future To the blood I paid If I walk forward now It’s ‘cause I chose the way Verse 2 I saw my family in another light Loved me long after my last goodbye I can’t fix what time erased But I can fix the mess I made There’s dirt on my hands I didn’t earn There’s grief I’ll never return But there’s still breath Still ground Still a life that answers now Chorus They don’t get my heartbeat They don’t get my fear They don’t get my silence Or the reason I’m here I don’t need redemption From men who lied If I live tomorrow It’s because I decide Bridge I’m not a symbol I’m not a cause I’m a man who lived Through unnatural laws If I fall, let it be my fault If I stand, let it be my call Final Chorus They don’t get my future They don’t get my past They don’t get the parts of me That somehow still last No gods, no chains No scripted role What comes next (whispered) IS MINE ALONE (SCREAM) Outro I don’t know what freedom looks like yet But tonight I get to choose To stay
