By Any Means lyrics

[Intro]

(Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

So go ahead and fix your crown

Then watch it all burn in smoke, oh, oh

Go ahead and stand your ground

We're on the long road to freedom, oh, no

[Verse 1]

Too much time tryna figure out why

Too much time to be patient

All this time you be feeding us lies

Ain't no truth in your statements

Too much pain in these little white lies

You left here

All this time tryna figure out how

We still here

I take pride in the things that we've done

Side by side in the revolution

Won't stay silent for things that I love

'Cause we know dem nuh care about us

White men can't jump but at least they can run

Broke these chains just to put our hands up

They can never see the kingdom coming

You wanna see us all amount to nothing, no

[Pre-Chorus]

I can see your face, see the light in your eyes

I can see the change, feel the heat of the fire

If you can feel the pain, then you know you're alive

Both feet on the line

[Chorus]

By any means, I will fight (For you, for you), oh, no

By any means, I will fight (For you, for you)

By any means, I will fight (For you, for you)

By any means, I will fight (For you, for you)

[Post-Chorus]

I've spent too many days in my head now

Did you think we would forget, how?

Too many destinies, too many sentences

Read now, read now

See all this pain in the headlines

But I have cried for the last time

But know what happens, see

You would be blind if it was just an eye for an eye

[Verse 2]

And what if we changed the world?

We rise from the flames the victor

It's far from a perfect picture

I know we're sinful but we are human

Would you be grateful if you took my place?

Say my name (Say my name)

There is redemption in the steps we take

Say, one life and I'm gonna use it (Oh)

Innocent 'til I am proven (Oh, no)

One last chance and you blew it (Oh)

One last dance in the ruins (Oh)

So much hate in your movements (Oh, no)

Told me I couldn't prove it (No)

One last prayer for the sinners (Ooh)

You only learn what you witness (Ooh, ooh-ooh)

[Pre-Chorus]

I can see your face, see the light in your eyes

I can see the change, feel the heat of the fire

If you can feel the pain, then you know you're alive

Both feet on the line

[Chorus]

By any means, I will fight (For you, for you), oh, no

By any means, I will fight (For you, for you)

By any means, I will fight (For you, for you)

By any means, I will fight (For you, for you)

[Post-Chorus]

I've spent too many days in my head now

Did you think we would forget, how?

Too many destinies, too many sentences

Read now, read now

See all this pain in the headlines

But I have cried for the last time

But know what happens, see

You would be blind if it was just an eye for an eye

• Artist:Jorja Smith