[Intro] [whispered vocals] You think you got us figured out You think you got us (all under control) [Verse 1] Barbed wire words wrapped around my mouth You love that chain when I’m quiet, worn down Clip my wings then you praise my “grace” Call it “keeping order” It’s just a cage You stack those rules like bricks on my chest Smile for the camera “Look how safe they’re kept” But every little laugh at the back of the room Is a match in your office A fuse in your tomb [Pre-Chorus] You say “Calm down, calm down, calm down” like a spell you’re casting You say “Stand down, stand down, stand down” but my pulse is blasting Your comfort’s built on our silence and compliance We’re done playing quiet We’re flirting with defiance [Chorus] You can’t stop us from going crazy We got riot in our veins (hey!) You keep pushing, we get louder ’Til the walls forget their names You can’t stop us from going crazy We break pattern, snap the chain If the world won’t hear us talking They’ll hear us when we flame [Verse 2] Clipboard queen with the plastic grin Counting every step like a sacred sin Dress code, lock code eyes on the clock But your handbook shakes when the herd starts to rock Sideways glances passing notes like knives One spark slips through the cracks in your lines First chair scraping then a desk, then ten That thunder in the floor Yeah, it’s us, not them [Pre-Chorus] You chant “Sit still, sit still, sit still” like we’re your possessions You spit “This is how, this is how” like control’s a blessing Every “shh” you throw is a drum inside my chest You wrote us off as harmless Now we’re done being your test [Chorus] You can’t stop us from going crazy We got riot in our veins (woah) You keep pushing, we get louder ’Til the walls forget their names You can’t stop us from going crazy We break pattern, snap the chain If the world won’t hear us talking They’ll hear us when we flame [Bridge] [low vocal register] Hands up if you’re tired of behaving (Hands up, hands up) Hands up if your heartbeat’s caving (Inside, can’t hide) You built this bomb then blame the blast You fed this storm now feel it laugh [crescendo] We are the crack in your perfect glass We are the stomp when your floorboards snap We are the “no” that you can’t outvote We are the scream ripped out your throat [Chorus] [Chorus] [Outro] [distorted scream] You can’t stop us You can’t stop us from going crazy from starting this riot now

rap, Explosive nu metal / rap rock hybrid with female vocals: palm-muted guitars and snarling bass under shouted group-gang verses, huge halftime hook with layered screams, pounding tom-heavy drums and dissonant chords. Verses spit rhythmic rap lines with stop-start stabs; chorus widens with crowd vocals, feedback swells, and a chaotic, distorted outro that feels like the edge of a riot., nu metal, rock, rap rock

Riot License