Hallelujah I Refuse Ya

They told me to bow, to fold, to pray

But I found my voice in the darker way

Your holy chains, they never fit true

So I broke them apart just to sing to you

Hallelujah, I refuse ya

Your sacred cage, your borrowed truth

Hallelujah, I refuse ya

I found my gospel in my own abuse

Mama said white, but my soul wore black

Every hymn you gave, I gave it back

No preacher's hand can cleanse this fire

I was never built for your choir

Hallelujah, I refuse ya

Your silver crown, your paper rules

Hallelujah, I refuse ya

I found salvation in breaking your tools

Hallelujah, I refuse ya

Hallelujah, I refuse ya