Broke Out Our Chains

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Intro – 4 Bars] They tried to link us to a past we couldn’t sever, Now every link I drop connect culture together. They wanted static — we became transmission. Pay attention. [Hook – 8 Bars] We broke out our chains — now the chain a gold rope, Used to mean bondage, now it mean we got hope. From slave ships rocking to ownership stocks, Now we own ships, rocking stages, and stocks. Broke out our chains — hear the metal ring, Used to mean shackles, now championship rings. They tried to cap growth — put a ceiling on things, Now we throw caps in air when commencement begins. [Verse 1 – 16 Bars – Layered Schemes] They put us in fields to harvest the yield, Now we field offers — that’s corporate appeal. They drew red lines to box us in maps, Now we redlining engines — no coming in last. They tried to hang futures from branches at night, Now family branches bear fruit in the light. They planted cotton — thought that was profit, Now what we plant compound — that’s growth in a market. They put bars around us — cages and cells, Now bars what I spit breaking sales. They weighed us in chains — heavy on skin, Now weight in the chain show leverage we win. They tried to auction blocks — bodies for trade, Now we on the block where the property raised. They tried to brand us with iron to scar, Now our brand global — logo a star. Reload that. [Hook – 8 Bars – Bigger Delivery] We broke out our chains — let it clang, let it gleam, Used to mean captivity, now it mean team. From underground railroads to underground charts, Still moving weight while we freeing hearts. They tried to silence votes — thought we’d refrain, Now we refrain on tracks while we voting for change. They tried to shorten breath — put knees on a dream, Now we breathe new life into every regime. [Verse 2 – 16 Bars – Even Wilder] They tried to keep us picking cotton in rows, Now we pick stocks, pick locks, and pick sold-out shows. They tried separate streams at water fountains, Now streams pay royalties counting by thousands. They weaponized law — thought it came with a badge, Now we pass the bar raising glasses to that. They put us in chains on a cargo ship deck, Now we cargo culture — shipping respect. They tried to freeze progress frame by frame, Now we frame degrees and reframe the game. They thought oppression was permanent reign, But rain grow roots — and roots break chains. #100Years

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Christian Berry

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5 months ago

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3 months ago

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3 months ago

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