I Won’t Work for Them

Verse 1

Wake up early, same concrete sky

Same boss yelling through a broken loud cry

Hands in the dirt, pockets empty again

While they count gold in their glass towers of sin

Billboards scream with promises for sale

Dreams on credit while the workers fail

Every rule they write is a chain on the mind

But truth gets loud when the rage unwinds

Chorus

I won’t work for them!

I won’t stay silent again!

When the crowd stands up, the streets ignite

I won’t work for them tonight!

Verse 2

They say “Work hard, keep your head down low”

But a war drum beats in the blood I know

Every step I take is a crack in the wall

Every word I spit is a warning call

They build their towers on the backs of the poor

Sell us freedom like a brand in a store

But when the city wakes and the silence breaks

They’ll see who really holds the door

Chorus

I won’t work for them!

I won’t stay silent again!

When the crowd stands up, the streets ignite

I won’t work for them tonight!

Bridge (rap section)

Mic on fire, cable like a fuse

System built on lies they abuse

One voice rising — then another joins in

Watch the walls shake when the people begin

Truth hits harder than a riot line

Harder than the sirens in the night-time

You can cage a body but not the mind

And the spark spreads fast when the time is right

Outro

I won’t work for them!

I won’t bow again!

When the streets roar loud and the chains all fall

You’ll hear the people calling.