I pledge to give my freedom away to the United States of America (Pause) and the greed for which it stands. One nation under slavery… restrictions…, by pain… and no liberty for all. (pause)
Do you know all the secrets that lie beneath your flag?
To the land of free, I give my freedom
To the land of greed, I give my soul
To this corrupted land, I give all I have for which I will not be recognized
To this land, I give my fighting rights
For this land, I keep quiet for I am discriminated against because of the color of my skin
         To this country, I give the power to the police to arrest me because I am a minority
                     To this country, I give the power to discriminate against me for my sexuality
For I can’t help but be a black gay woman
How are you free when you have a wall dividing from the rest of the world?
         How am I free when I am banned because of my religion?
How are you free when you are scared to leave your house in fear that you might get got?
Tell me this
If this is a free country than how come we’re trapped by the system?
Why is money worth more than my whole existence?
This land is to make you feel free when in reality, you are trapped by the laws
Your every movement watched
Your every step counted
The air you breathe hacked
The water you drink tempered
The education you get makes no sense
Are we being formed to be the leaders or the slaves of the future?
         Everything you do is on record
How am I free when I can get killed for speaking my truth?
Pop! And my freedom vanishes
So, tell me
         Were you born free?
Then how come you’re trapped by the chains of whatever the made this country to be?
         Caged by whatever they put in your mind?
I want my freedom back!