[Verse 1]
I was born into a language you ignore
A history you filed as folklore
You call it “neutral,” “fair,” and “clean”
I call it erasure in between

You level hills to make it right
So no one casts a longer shadow than mine
But when every ground is made the same
You bury roots to praise the plain

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Equality enforced by design
Feels less like justice, more like decline

[Chorus 1]
Hey… hey… don’t smooth my edge
Hey… hey… don’t call it progress
If everyone must fit your frame,
Then freedom is just a renamed chain
Hey… hey…

[Verse 2]
You say “opportunity for all,” like a vow
But you decide the shape of “all” somehow
Same doors, same keys, same narrow test
Same silence dressed as kindness

I don’t reject the worth of man
I reject the mold you force on them
Justice without a face or land
Is just control with better hands

[Pre-Chorus 2]
When fairness fears distinction
It turns belief into suspicion

[Chorus 2]
Hey… hey… I won’t be neutralized
Hey… hey… I won’t be standardized
I stand for what you call “too much,”
Because meaning needs a deeper touch
Hey… hey…

This is not hate, this is alignment
A spine, a line, a chosen assignment
If conviction scares your perfect scheme
Maybe doubt is what you mean by “peace”

[Final Chorus]
Hey… hey… I carry a cause, not a crown
Hey… hey… I won’t lay my colors down
Teach the choice, not the conclusion
Let difference break your illusion
Hey… hey…
Hey… hey...