Chasing Ghosts
Drew Meadows
3:55I was raised in the shadows, dirt on my name Too small to matter, too poor for the game But I prayed in the dark, and He lit me a flame Now I stand with a sling and a lion in my frame They said sit down, boy — you'll never be king But I don't need a throne when I've got what I bring Faith like thunder, and fire in my chest I ain't here for revenge — I was sent to be blessed You built your world on backs like mine Clocked-in pain, unpaid time But I won't break — I was born for the climb I carry a roar, and the roar ain't mine I got the heart of a lion I don't run from the fight Truth on my tongue and my God at my side You can buy all the power, but you can't buy light One stone of faith, and your giant don't rise We've had enough — can't bleed no more They broke our backs, now we're breaking the floor With the heart of a lion and God at our side We're walkin' out proud — let the giants hide Insurance don't cover the pills mom needs But CEOs float in pools of greed They pay off the law with blood-stained checks While we rot in the system they built to infect They smile in gold, say "we value your worth" Then throw your body in a gray-ass shirt Ain't no ladder, just a wheel of burn But now it's our time — tables turn "Keep 'em tired. Keep 'em broke. Raise the rent. Sell 'em hope. Let 'em dream while they drown in debt — Ain't no profit in a safety net. We own the hours. We own the land. God? He don't fit in our business plan." They built a tower that touched the sky But God ain't in it, and He won't let it fly He hears the ones down on their knees Not the kings who bow to greed I got the heart of a lion I don't run from the fight Truth on my tongue and my God at my side You can buy all the power, but you can't buy light One stone of faith, and your giant don't rise We've had enough — can't bleed no more They broke our backs, now we're breaking the floor With the heart of a lion and God at our side We're walkin' out proud — let the giants hide You can chain a body… but you can't chain the truth. You can crush a voice… but you can't kill the sound of justice. We ain't here for comfort — we're here for the kingdom. And we ain't backing down… 'Cause we got the heart of a lion.