Text:
(Verse 1)
I hear the lion in the hills again,
Roarin’ truths they try to chain.
Babylon builds another wall,
But the higher they climb, the harder they fall.

(Chorus)
We are the roots of the fire,
Blazin’ truth through barbed wire.
Can’t silence the song of the soul,
We rise, we rise – we’re takin’ control.

(Verse 2)
Children cryin’ for a drop of peace,
While war machines never cease.
But Jah light will break the dark,
Like thunder risin’ from the heart.

(Bridge)
Oh brother, don’t lose your way,
Even when the night feels like day.
Sister, hold on strong and true,
The storm may rage, but we’ll break through.

(Chorus)
We are the roots of the fire,
Drumbeats climbin’ higher and higher.
Can’t buy love, can’t jail the breeze,
We chant down hate with melodies.

(Solo)

(Break – spoken / half-sung, dub echo style)
Truth is not for sale, no chain can hold the sun...
Jah people keep movin’, one by one.
They try to write us out — but we write the sky...
We’re still here… and we still rise.

(Final Chorus)
We are the roots of the fire,
Burnin’ down their empire.
From the slums to the mountain's call,
We rise, we rise — one love for all.

Roots of the Fire

Text:
(Verse 1)
Down by the river where the silence burns,
I saw a woman with eyes that turn.
Silver tongue and a breath like flame,
She said, “The stars don’t care for your name.”

(Riff kicks in – slow, hypnotic)
She wore a crown made of desert bone,
Whispered truths I should've never known.
And when I reached to touch her hand,
She vanished into dust and sand.

(Chorus – heavy, driven)
Oh the serpent moon is risin’ high,
Bleeds through the smoke in the eastern sky.
Ride the wind or be dragged below,
She’s the fire in the undertow.

(Verse 2)
Mountains crumble where her footprints pass,
Time folds like broken glass.
The preacher ran, the raven cried,
Even the thunder learned to hide.

(Bridge – eerie and modal)
She don't sleep, she don't forgive,
She’s the shadow where legends live.
You can beg, but you can’t repent —
The serpent moon collects the rent.

(Guitar-Solo)

(Chorus – louder, howling)
Yeah, the serpent moon she calls my name,
Rips my soul through smoke and flame.
I chased her far, I chased her deep —
Now I only howl when I sleep.

(Outro – slow fade into echo)
If you see her in the candle’s glow…
Turn around.
Walk slow.
Don’t go.

Serpent Moon

Text:
[RAP:]
I’ve been walking in silence,
Through the noise in my mind,
Every thought is a riot,
Every truth hard to find.
I built walls out of echoes,
Stacked 'em high in my chest —
But the cracks let the light in,
Now I can't get no rest.

[SING:]
I'm breaking down from the inside,
These pieces never align.
Can't fix what’s already shattered,
Still pretending I’m fine...

[SCREAM:]
I’M NOT FINE!
(You don’t see me breaking!)
I’M NOT FINE!
(Glass inside is shaking!)
You walk away —
Like I’ll be okay —
BUT I’M NOT FINE!

[RAP:]
I tried silence, I tried screams,
I tried killing all my dreams.
But the noise just gets louder,
And I drown beneath the seams.
This ain’t healing, this is hiding —
This ain't closure, it’s decay.
So I fake one more smile,
While my heart fades away.

[SING:]
Still I reach through the static,
Hope someone pulls me through.
But the mirror won’t answer,
It just stares back with you...

[SCREAM:]
I’M NOT FINE!
(This cage is hollow!)
I’M NOT FINE!
(Your lies still follow!)
Don’t tell me to breathe —
When I’m gasping for peace —
NO, I’M NOT FINE!

(Guitar-Solo)

[BRIDGE – whispered rap into scream:]
[RAP:]
All these words…
Fall like ash in my lungs…
Can’t speak…
Can’t run…
Can’t feel what's real…

[SCREAM:]
So just LET ME BREAK!
LET ME BLEED!
LET ME GO!
SET ME FREE!!

[SING (final chorus, softer then rising):]
I’m not fine...
But I’m still here.
Still standing...
Despite the fear...

[SCREAM – FINAL OUTRO:]
I’M NOT FINE!
(Never was — never will be!)
I’M NOT FINE!
(But you never tried to feel me!)

Glass Inside

Text:
[RAP:]
Lies spread fast when you feed the flame,
Truth tied down while you dodge the blame.
Built your wall on fear and pride,
But every empire breaks from inside.

You tweet rage like a loaded gun,
Facts erased, yeah, one by one.
You played the king — now reap the mess,
Still selling hate in a red-brimmed dress.

[SING:]
You don’t lead, you divide,
Turned your back on every life.
Now the echoes won’t stay still —
All the damage, all your will…

[SCREAM:]
YOU GOTTA GO!
(You're the fire, not the spark!)
YOU GOTTA GO!
(Left this country in the dark!)
You preach lies, you fake truth,
Your whole reign is just abuse!
YOU GOTTA GO!

[RAP:]
Cages for kids, and cash for crime,
Golfed through storms and stole through time.
Buddy-buddy with every tyrant,
While your people died in silence.

You call it law, but it’s just control,
Bleeding hearts just make you cold.
Capitol burned with flags in hand —
All while you watched and made your stand.

[SING:]
You can't erase the things we've seen,
History knows where you’ve been.
But justice knocks — and it won’t wait,
No more silence, no escape.

[SCREAM:]
YOU GOTTA GO!
(We’re not your cult, we’re not your game!)
YOU GOTTA GO!
(You built an empire out of shame!)
From fake faith to stolen pride,
The world watched as people died!
YOU GOTTA GO!

(Solo)

[BRIDGE – soft RAP into final SCREAM]:
[RAP:]
It’s not just you…
It’s the cowards that stood by…
The ones who cheered while truth would die…
But the veil is gone — we see it now.

[SCREAM:]
NO TRUTH, NO HONOR, NO SOUL!
EVERY LIE TAKES ITS TOLL!
YOU DON'T DESERVE THE CROWN YOU STOLE!

[FINAL CHORUS – scream + sing mix:]
YOU GOTTA GO!
(Your time is done!)
YOU GOTTA GO!
(We’ve just begun!)
No more fear, no more bluff,
Your hate was NEVER enough —
YOU GOTTA GO!

Wrong Side of History

Text:
(Intro Spoken Word)
"This is for the voice that gave a generation words to bleed with.
For the man who screamed what we couldn’t say.
you were never alone – and we still hear you."

[SING:]
I played a thousand stages,
Heard the crowd scream out my name.
But in the mirror of my silence,
I never looked the same.

I held the hands of angels,
And still felt cold inside.
I smiled when they were watching,
But I was dying in disguise.

[SING – PRE-CHORUS:]
All this light around me,
Still I couldn't see.
I gave the world my everything…
But lost the rest of me.

[SCREAM – DEMON:]
YOU’RE NOTHING!
(YOU NEVER WERE ENOUGH!)
YOU’RE BROKEN!
(AND FAKING LOVE IS TOUGH!)
THEY SEE A STAR —
BUT I SEE A GRAVE!
NO ONE CAN SAVE YOU,
NOT EVEN FAME!

[SING – CHORUS:]
Can someone hear me in this noise?
I’m drowning in the cheers.
I sang for hope, I sang for life —
But no one hears my tears.

They say I had it all,
But I just wanted peace.
The louder the applause,
The less I felt released.

[RAP:]
I hid behind the music,
Like it was bulletproof.
But lyrics can't protect you
When your mind forgets the truth.

I wrote my pain in verses,
I screamed it on the mic,
But depression wears a mask
That looks like “I’m alright.”

[SING – BRIDGE:]
And now the lights are fading,
The curtain starts to fall…
If you still hear my voice,
Please, hear it all:

(Guitar-Solo)

[SCREAM – DEMON (LAST FIGHT):]
YOU LIED TO THEM!
(AND SMILED WHILE YOU BLED!)
YOU PROMISED THEM HOPE —
BUT YOU’RE DEAD, YOU’RE DEAD!

[SING – FINAL CHORUS:]
I gave you songs to hold onto,
When I couldn’t hold myself.
I screamed so you could heal,
While I was screaming for help.

This pain… it wasn’t yours to see —
But it swallowed everything in me.
I’m sorry that I couldn’t stay...
I hope you find your way.

Empty Rooms

Text:
[VERSE 1]
Long before our skies turned blue,
Before the Earth had claimed her name,
Two dying stars began to dance,
Colliding in a burst of flame.
From their ashes, shining dust —
Atoms forged in endless trust.
A single spark from heaven's cold —
That's how we were given gold.

[PRE-CHORUS]
Not born in mines or buried deep,
But sown where dying giants sleep.
A cosmic echo, bright and bold —
That’s the truth of every gold.

[CHORUS]
We wear the fire of broken stars,
On fingers, necks, in armored cars.
But do we see the price it cost —
The light, the time, the lives it lost?
Gold — not just wealth, but history,
The universe in mystery.
From chaos came this shining scar:
Gold, born in the fire of stars.

[VERSE 2]
Kings and thieves have chased its gleam,
Built their empires, killed their dreams.
But none could claim, nor understand —
It came from far beyond this land.
It doesn’t rust, it doesn’t fade,
Because it's not of Earthly shade —
It is the echo of a scream,
A stellar death turned to a gleam.

(Saxophne-Solo)

[BRIDGE – SPOKEN or RAP:]
You hold it close, but it’s not yours.
It's older than our wars, our shores.
Gold was born while we were dust —
It never needed mortal trust.

[CHORUS – REPEAT with HIGH ENERGY]
We wear the fire of broken stars,
On fingers, necks, in armored cars.
But do we know what lies beneath —
The silent songs of cosmic grief?
Gold — a gift from galaxies,
Not meant for greed or boundaries.
From chaos came this shining scar:
Gold, born in the fire of stars.

[OUTRO – Soft Whisper:]
So next time it glows in your hand…
Remember where it truly began.

Born in the Fire of Stars

Text:
[VERSE 1 – RAP]
Yo, she got that mango kiss,
Strawberry mist on her lips,
Clouds in the air, yeah it looks so slick,
But no one told her that this hit’s thick.
20 milligrams in a pretty shell,
Feels like heaven, built like hell.
Kiwi dreams with a plastic glow,
Now she needs it just to feel slow.

[HOOK – SING]
It’s not a game, it’s not a show,
Just ‘cause it’s sweet don’t mean you know.
You’re breathing fire in disguise,
With every hit, a part of you dies.
You’re not flying, you’re falling fast,
Cool won’t cover a future that’s cracked.
It ain’t love, it’s just a trap —
Sweet poison in a pretty wrap.
[Scream]
You call it market — we call it MURDER.
All for money, all for gain —
While lungs collapse and hearts complain.

[VERSE 2 – RAP]
Started with “just one puff,”
Now every hour’s not enough.
Waking up with your chest too tight,
But it’s strawberry, so it feels all right?
Nah.
You’re chasing clouds, but losing air,
Your heart’s not cool, it’s fighting fair.
Blood can’t flow when your veins are thin,
Nicotine’s the snake — and it always wins.

(Guitar-Solo)

[BRIDGE – SPOKEN / LOW RAP]
You think you’re in control,
But it’s already taken toll.
I got vessel walls that scream,
From choices I made at seventeen.
Don’t end up like me, on meds, in pain,
For a buzz that’s short, but scars remain.

[HOOK – REPEAT + FINAL CALL]
It’s not a game, it’s not a show,
Just ‘cause it’s sweet don’t mean you know.
You’re breathing fire in disguise,
With every hit, a part of you dies.
Don’t let flavors write your fate —
You're not too young to walk away.
Sweet poison’s knocking — don’t let it in.
Real cool? That's choosing to win.
[HOOK – Scream]
You call it market — we call it MURDER.
All for money, all for gain —
While lungs collapse and hearts complain.

[OUTRO – SPOKEN / SCREAM / LOW RAP]
You dress it up in mango haze,
In neon lights and teenage praise.
But we see you — wolves in gloss,
Selling death at candy cost.

This ain’t business, this is war.
You kill our kids, then ask for more.

You call it market — we call it MURDER.

All for money, all for gain —
While lungs collapse and hearts complain.

You’ve had your throne, you’ve had your time —
But now we rise and draw the line.

Your empire's built on broken breath —
We won’t be loyal to your death.

Sweet Poison (A Vape Story)

Text:
[Verse 1]
In desert wind and fading light,
They found it buried out of sight.
A name, a line — a voice from dust,
A thousand years of silent trust.
The past reached out through sand and time,
A fragile thread, a sacred line.
But what they held, the world would take,
And turn to fire, for profit's sake.

[Chorus]
The scroll, it whispered truth so small,
But shook the greed of empires tall.
They thought they'd found a gift to share,
Instead came shadows, knives, and stares.
For every name that history saves,
Another hides, or digs their grave.

[Verse 2]
No golden prize, no scholars' grace,
Just silence now and hiding place.
Two men who dared to hold the past,
Now live each day as if their last.
They saw not treasure, but a tale —
Of lives once lived beyond the veil.
But secrets kept in ancient ink
Are dangerous, more than you think.

[Chorus]
The scroll, it whispered truth so small,
But shook the greed of empires tall.
They thought they'd found a gift to share,
Instead came shadows, knives, and stares.
For every word that speaks the light,
There’s someone praying it stays night.

(Guitar-Solo)

[Bridge]
And still that paper breathes with grace,
Though time and threat may chase its face.
What’s history worth if fear must guard
Each story carved on something scarred?

[Outro]
So if you find the past one day,
Think twice before you lift the clay.
For truth is not just what it shows —
It’s who it angers, and who it knows.

The Scroll

Text:
[Verse 1]
Two nations, one border, one scar in the land,
Divided by silence, by grief and by sand.
You speak of honor, you speak of pride,
But what of the children who run and hide?
Flags waving high while the sirens scream,
And peace fades out like a broken dream.

[Chorus]
This is one spark too much,
One step too far,
Two hands on the button,
Under the same star.
You can't unburn the sky,
You can't unsound the drum —
When the fire falls,
No anthem makes us one.

Leaders of India and Pakistan,
pause and feel the weight of your hands.
Before you draw new battle lines,
think of your children and their time.
The future watches what you choose —
build a world, or let it bruise.

[Verse 2]
Kashmir weeps in the mountain air,
While leaders shout from golden chairs.
You build your walls, you count your might,
But forget the cost of a single night.
One flash, one code, one deadly sound —
And all we've built falls to the ground.

[Chorus – repeat]
This is one spark too much,
One step too far,
Two hands on the button,
Under the same star.
You can't unburn the sky,
You can't unsound the drum —
When the fire falls,
No anthem makes us one.

Leaders of India and Pakistan,
pause and feel the weight of your hands.
Before you draw new battle lines,
think of your children and their time.
The future watches what you choose —
build a world, or let it bruise.

(Guitar-Solo)

[Bridge – soft, haunting]
Mothers don't birth enemies,
Maps don't cry when borders bleed.
But sons and daughters pay the price,
For every line drawn out of spite.

[Outro – fading]
Let this not be how it ends,
Ashes don’t make better men.
Lay the weapons, raise your eyes —
Peace is the only war worth to fight.

Leaders of India and Pakistan,
hear that Song.....

The Kashmir Incident

Text:
don't stop it, don't stop it, don't stop it, don't stop Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope,

[Verse 1]
You sit in gold and speak of fate,
With every tweet, you seal a gate.
While we reach out to stars unknown,
You drag the light back to your throne.
This dream was built by hands and minds,
Not party lines or angry signs.

[Chorus]
Don’t kill the sky, don’t clip our wings,
The universe was made to sing.
We send our hopes on silver flame,
While you just gamble with the name.
It’s not your stars to stall or sell —
You chain the future in your shell.

don't stop it, don't stop it, don't stop it, don't stop Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope,
[Verse 2]
A thousand mirrors wait in line,
To show us who we are in time.
Not gods, not kings, but dust that dares —
To wonder what beyond compares.
And just because you cannot see,
Doesn’t mean it shouldn't be.

[Chorus – repeat]
Don’t kill the sky, don’t clip our wings,
The universe was made to sing.
We send our hopes on silver flame,
While you just gamble with the name.
It’s not your stars to stall or sell —
You chain the future in your shell.

(solo)

don't stop it, don't stop it, don't stop it, don't stop Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope,
[Bridge – intensifying]
We are not blind, we are not slow,
We build where narrow minds won’t go.
We launch the truth into the night —
And hope survives beyond your spite.

[Outro – soft, echoing]
So let the telescope arise,
Let wonder live behind our eyes.
One man can’t stop a galaxy —
We reach, we rise, we still believe.

Don’t Kill the Sky

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The Scroll

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