Lyrics: MC Abdul/Garry McCarthy/Cian Hearn
Music: MC Abdul/Garry McCarthy/Cian Hearn
[Verse 1]
I'm exhausted
Last night, I couldn't sleep
And when I did, I could hear bombs in my dreams
Nightmares, situation
How could they be so evil?
Making martyrs out of children and innocent people
Where you expect the bombs not knowing where next
Huddling in the corner of my room trying to protect my little brother as the building shakes like it's possessed
But nothing's stronger than the will of the oppressed
I bomb back with my lyrics and rhymes living at times trying to break the Palestinian minds
What's hiding in the clouds hanging over my head?
My dad risks his life outside to buy bread
The fourth war in my twelfth year
At this stage, I'm numb though I haven't felt scared
There's nothing I can do in this case to stay safe, I'm brave
Even though this house could be my grave
[Hook]
I want freedom for the population
2 million prisoners living in this location
Shouting at the wall but nothing is ever changing
That's life under an occupation
I want freedom for the population
2 million prisoners living in this location
Shouting at the wall but nothing is ever changing
That's life under an occupation
[Verse 2]
Mothers mourn fighting with grief
White sheets cover bodies that lie on the streets
Buildings turn to ash but my mind is made of steel
So, it doesn't take much for me to heal
Or lose the will to live or lose the minds
My auntie lost her home, so she lost her life
But she's still alive but traumatized
By the bombs that flew in and dropped that night
My sister couldn't sleep, try to stop her cries
I said it was fireworks, I was telling her lies
Where's the compassion? This is heartless
It's like they want our soul to live in darkness
Cutting off water and electricity for hours
They're knocking towers, but that's not knocking the power that I have in my pen
When I'm writing, I'm unstoppable
The microphone is the only escape possible
'Cause that's the way that I can speak my mind
I wonder 'how does the fighter pilot sleep at night?'
Knowing he can turn the city upside down all of a sudden
Slaughtering families with the push of a button
[Hook]
I want freedom for the population
2 million prisoners living in this location
Shouting at the wall but nothing is ever changing
That's life under an occupation
I want freedom for the population
2 million prisoners living in this location
Shouting at the wall but nothing is ever changing
That's life under an occupation