Break the chain!
Tracy is a good girl,
Sweet 16,
Her daddy's in her bedroom
Makes her feel unclean,
She's slave to a secret
That her dad and she keep together.
Nathan is a genius
Or at least he was,
Nat traded future for a glass-pipe-buzz,
Nat lives on the streets now
For $20 bills he'll do whatever.
[Chorus:]
Don't stop breaking the chains,
Don't stop breaking away,
Don't be afraid of breaking the chains,
It's up to no one else,
You've got to free yourself.
Rosie is a waitress at the airport lounge,
She gave up on her dreams,
Her self-esteem's broke down,
Now she stares out the window
Watching people fly around forever.
[Chorus:]
Don't stop breaking the chains,
Don't stop breaking away,
Don't be afraid of breaking the chains,
It's up to no one else,
You've got to free yourself.
Make a change don't you be afraid, go on,
Free your mind from the fear inside,
And you won't be chained anymore.
Look here, I'm a black man,
And they say I'm free,
Seems like somebody still got chains on me.
Well, we got brothers killing brothers,
Leaving young mothers to raise a family,
We gotta stay together to make it better.
[Chorus:]
Don't stop breaking the chains,
Don't stop breaking away,
Don't be afraid of breaking the chains,
It's up to no one else,
You've got to free yourself.