Bornfree - Speak Up lyrics

I told myself I wouldn't do this Stay focused on my music, away from the newsprint Hold on to my two cents Because the minute I use it may be the moment I lose it But I refuse to stand indolent pretending to be ignorant I'm twenty years old and I ain't never seen grown men scared at the magnitude I'm seeing it now You mean every one of y'all is gonna sit there and allow This plague to overtake us, the industry to rape us Monster and A Millie be the standard of greatness? Yeah, you're getting paid but is fame really worth the repossession of your soul by idol gods and Satan Hey, maybe I'm mistaken; Maybe when you sold your soul you're just playing Maybe every single time you bring it up you faking It wouldn't be the first time you're caught perpetrating Ungh, I got one single out and I doubt any one of y'all have ever even heard of me Better believe when the streets hear me You'll be listening to every word that Bornfree speaks When Bornfree breathes you'll stop and freeze When Bornfree blinks you'll pray “not me.” I'mma keep hunting til the motherf**ers running have enough courage to stand and SPEAK UP! (chorus) Hip-Hop was a movement but what I'm hearing nowadays is a whole lotta bullsh** Some say its just music; but there are people other than me who have openly refuted it How can I just watch as my people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge? If I'm the only one standing against this madness then I gotta let them have it So what are you afraid of? This is the perfect opportunity to show us what you're made of From the looks of it many of the game's big names Are either slaves or getting played by the label And those who resist either remain independent or are paid the very minimum attention by the System Until the people in power look down and collectively decide that it's time for one of us to be silenced So – where do you stand? Is a mic in your possession a weapon against us or them? Are you here to spit the truth or to prove to your allegiance? People are demanding that you tell them what you mean When every song that you've released has a dark interpretation You may call it art but as far as we're concerned Your intentions are determined by the energy you brought into the equation Before they even gave you a release date I'mma throw my red flag and challenge every rapper Not as an attack but as a call to action: What is your reaction when you listen to the music Influenced by a movement started by youth to distract them from the same negativity embraced in it now Fakes are the face of it now Enslaved by the pay Caged by the fame Only to be slain by the same kid that PRAYED for the day to be among you cowards (chorus)