Under Federal Fire [ICE version] by Sascha Ende

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Lyrics

[Intro]
Say her name…
Say it slow…

[Verse]
Streetlights flicker like they know the truth
Cold badges moving with nothing to prove
Hands on the wheel, heart beating fast
No warning given, just shadows that pass

They call it procedure, they call it the law
But blood on the pavement tells what I saw
A mother, a poet, a life erased
Stamped and filed like a federal case

[Pre-Chorus]
They write reports while the city cries
Camera shakes don’t match their lies

[Chorus]
Under federal fire, another name falls
They say it’s justice when the trigger calls
We are not numbers, we are not files
You can’t erase us with force and trials

Under federal fire, hear the crowd ignite
Say her name in the dead of night
We stand together, draw the line
No more silence, not this time

[Verse]
SUV rolling, backing away
They say “weapon,” we say “no way”
Freeze the frame, watch it slow
Truth in the footage they won’t show

Candles shaking in the winter air
Kicked to the ground like nobody cared
But sparks don’t die when you stomp the flame
They jump to the streets and scream her name

[Pre-Chorus]
Justice delayed is violence too
The city knows, the city moves

[Chorus]
Under federal fire, another name falls
They say it’s justice when the trigger calls
We are not numbers, we are not files
You can’t erase us with force and trials

Under federal fire, hear the crowd ignite
Say her name in the dead of night
We stand together, draw the line
No more silence, not this time

[Bridge]
They say justified
We say documented
They say threat
We say mother
We say poet
We say human

[Final Chorus]
Under federal fire, we won’t bow down
Every street turns battleground
Say her name, let it rise
You can’t bury truth with alibis

Under federal fire, hear the city roar
No more fear, not anymore
We are still here, we survive
Say her name — keep her alive

[Outro]
Say her name…
Say her name…

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