Coup D'état

I woke up one morning with the wind knocked out of me
When I realized I could be free
I'm wide awake, I can't go back to sleep
Break these chains off of me

We've been imprisoned by force
Imaginary lines drawn in the dirt and threats of brutality if we don't bow to the crown
Rob us and hide the truth from us and turn us against our fellow man
We were raised to believe in authority
To fall to our knees with absolute trust in our hearts
Never question their motives or the official story!
Just accept your place and follow blindly!
But we are not just bricks in a wall
Their precious wall will fall
     I wasn't born to just fall in line
     Take orders and give you what's rightfully mine
     Get your boot off my throat
     My life is mine, not yours to buy
     I never consented to your violence, your bloodshed, or your puppet show
     My heart is breaking under the weight of this bondage
     Beaten into submission, my freedom kept under lock and key
     But I will no longer be held captive
     The time is now

I have a dream of running free
I cannot stay silent
While our very lives are at stake
We cannot be expected to survive on scraps when we deserve the entire feast

     These truths are bulletproof
     And your poison will not destroy them
     My allegiance is not with you
     My allegiance is underground, with the revolution
     I have no master, I answer to no one
     We will set this empire on fire
     And burn the ashes

My beloved brothers and sisters
This is the start
The is the time to pour gasoline on the spark
And rebuild our liberation
We are born free
They can never take that from me
Let us keep our freedom
And live in peace.