No Shelter
Breaking Chains: Granite State's Anthem of Defiance and Awakening
Lyrics
I refuse to be a product of my own environment
The speaker rejects becoming a product solely influenced by their surroundings.
Ain't nobody gonna hold me back from breaking through this glass ceiling
Determined not to let anything stop them from surpassing limitations.
I answer to no one
Asserting independence by refusing to be accountable to anyone else.
I refuse to join the sheep
Rejecting conformity and refusing to follow blindly like others.
I refuse to sit in silence
Refusal to remain silent in the face of injustice or oppression.
I refuse to stay asleep
Choosing not to stay unaware or indifferent to issues.
Wake up
An exhortation to awaken or become aware of the surrounding injustices.
If you're not enraged then you're not paying attention
Emphasizing that passion and anger are necessary responses to injustice.
I'll be the voice for the voiceless
Committing to being a voice for those who aren’t heard or represented.
And scream until my lungs collapse
Willingness to keep advocating passionately until physically unable to continue.
Wake up
Repeated call to wake up and be aware of societal issues.
If you're not enraged then you're not paying attention
Reiterating the importance of being enraged by societal injustices.
It's a broke wage
Highlighting the struggle of earning insufficient wages.
Subliminal messages teaching you to stay in line
Indicating hidden or subtle messages enforcing conformity.
No matter how you spin it
Asserting the universal captivity to time's constraints.
We're all prisoners to time
Trapped in a mental prison not worthy of words
Being broken in a way that distorts perception.
Broken in all the right ways, your visions been blurred
THERE IS NO SHELTER FOR YOU
There is no protection or refuge available.
A man who stands for nothing, will be quick to fall for the slightest bit of hope
Warning about the vulnerability of someone lacking principles.
A man who stands for nothing, will be quick to fall for the slightest bit of hope
Repetition emphasizing the risk of lacking strong beliefs.
Will be quick to fall for the slightest bit of hope
Reiterating the susceptibility to falling for false hope without principles.
Will be quick to fall for the slightest bit of hope
Repeating the susceptibility to false hope due to lack of strong principles.
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