coolrunnings
When You're Down
When you're down, and they look at you like you're nothing but out,
It's time to show this world what you're really about.
Speak your truth - don't hold back or doubt,
Will you fade away, or will you stand and shout?
Come on, let's make some noise - I don't care what you're about,
We all bleed the same, time to turn the pain inside out.
Stand tall, be proud, let your fire burn loud,
'Cause silence never changed a thing - but courage draws a crowd.
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They said, "Stay quiet. Know your place."
But I've got fire written across my face.
Every scar, every word they tried to erase,
Became the ink that fuels my grace.
From gutter to sky, I rise unfazed,
Built from struggle - unchained and crazed.
For every soul that's ever been caged,
I howl for freedom - our pain rephrased.
We're the lost, the bruised, the never heard,
But together we're a thunder word.
No crown, no king, no false high priest,
Can drown the voice of the broken beast.
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They called us lost, said we'd never last,
But pain's a teacher - we learn fast.
Through cold nights and shattered glass,
We built a voice that echoes past.
No suit, no judge can cage this sound,
It beats in hearts of the underground.
From every tear that's hit the ground,
A seed of strength has now been found.
So when you're down and they count you out,
Remember what this fight's about.
We're more than scars, more than doubt -
We're the storm they'll never drown out.