We bleed the same, but we're not treated the same
Born into systems built on names
They build the prisons, sell the chains
And say it's law, but it's all a game
Kids grow hungry while the rich grow fat
Truth is censored, justice hacked
They fear our voice, they fear our mind
So they feed us lies and steal our time
They dress up greed and call it peace
Sell us silence, call it free
But I can't breathe, can't close my eyes
There's too much pain to normalize
Chains in the air, we can't see 'em
But we feel the weight, yeah we feel 'em
Marching with fire in our lungs
Even if hope is almost gone
We won't bow, we won't break
We were born for higher stakes
Chains in the air, but we still dream
Even in the dark, we believe
They drew the borders, we draw the scars
We carry pain in broken hearts
Red lines drawn in boardrooms high
While mothers pray and children cry
They monetize our skin and sweat
Rewrite history, then forget
But we remember, oh, yes, we do
The blood, the struggle, the stolen truth
But deep in the silence
There's a whisper calling
Not from this world
But from something holy
When all seems lost
And I fall apart
I lift my eyes, and I hear His heart
Chains in the air, but You broke mine
Found me hiding in the darkest night
Gave me courage, gave me breath
Raised me up out of death
We won't bow, we won't break
You gave our souls a higher place
Chains in the air, but we still dream
'Cause with You, Lord, we believe
