Not Backing Down, Not Backing

[Intro] [Group Chant] Hey! Hey! Wake it up! Hey! Hey! Raise it up! [Verse 1 - Male Rap] I came through the side door, dust on my shoes, Bad news tucked in a pocket, nothing left to lose. You had your hands tied, I had a matchbook grin, Now the whole room’s leaning when the kick comes in. No gold-plated promise, no polished parade, Just a beat in the ribs and a debt to be paid. If they built that wall high, we’ll climb it tonight, Put a crack in the silence, turn the wrong into right. [Pre-Chorus - Female Sung] I can feel the floor move under every name, We were small in the doorway, now we’re feeding the flame. Take my hand, don’t look down, let the old rules fall— When we shout together, they can’t hold us at all. [Chorus - Duet] [Female] We’re not backing down, not backing down! [Male] Turn that pressure into thunder now! [Duet] One voice, two hearts, everybody make it loud! [Group Chant] Hey! Hey! We are here! Hey! Hey! Make it clear! [Duet] If the whole world says “wait,” we say “right now!” We’re not backing down, not backing down! [Verse 2 - Female Rap] I got a cracked phone screen and a calendar crossed, Three missed trains, one dream, no room to count the cost. They can talk from the bleachers, let them sharpen their tone, I’ve been building my backbone out of splinters and stone. You want a neat little story? Mine refuses the frame, Every bruise has a birthday, every scar has a name. So I step to the mic with my laces undone, Turn a bad hand over till the damage is done. [Pre-Chorus - Male Sung] Hear the room lean in, hear the ceiling complain, We were sparks in the hallway, now we’re weather and rain. Take a breath, lock your eyes, let the old rules fall— When we shout together, they can’t hold us at all. [Chorus - Duet] [Male] We’re not backing down, not backing down! [Female] Turn that pressure into thunder now! [Duet] One voice, two hearts, everybody make it loud! [Group Chant] Hey! Hey! We are here! Hey! Hey! Make it clear! [Duet] If the whole world says “wait,” we say “right now!” We’re not backing down, not backing down! [Bridge - Call and Response] [Male] Who’s got the nerve? [Group] We got the nerve! [Female] Who wants the turn? [Group] We want the turn! [Male] Who brings the spark? [Group] We light the dark! [Female] Who owns this sound? [Group] We own it now! [Breakdown - Duet Rap] [Male] No permission! [Female] No delay! [Male] Cut the cord! [Female] Clear the way! [Duet] Step by step and floor by floor, We came for more, we came for more! [Final Chorus - Duet and Group] [Duet] We’re not backing down, not backing down! Turn that pressure into thunder now! One voice, two hearts, everybody make it loud! [Group Chant] Hey! Hey! We are here! Hey! Hey! Make it clear! Hey! Hey! We are here! Hey! Hey! Make it clear! [Duet] If the whole world says “wait,” we say “right now!” We’re not backing down, not backing down! [Outro - Group Chant] Not backing down! Not backing down! Right now! Right now! We are here!