Down

You wish you could shut me up You'd like to bring me down But you can't make me stop I can swim I won't drown I did go down before Your justice ain't so blind But I'm still there for more And I damn well know your kind Tell me again what is there to see Tell me again what golden road lies ahead of me Tell me again that your beautiful democracy Is there for me, there for free You can't really deal with adversity But only people who don't kneel have their liberty So silence the silent if you will Keep people obedient be ready to kill You fed me lies for the longest time And judged the cries like they were a crime My anger's loud and clear I'm one of those who bite And you can't cloud with fear my will to stand and fight It's time for a lesson in humility It's time you get your dose of reality I got stronger with what didn't kill me Know I won't go down so easily, so quietly