“1789 to Freedom”

[Intro] 1789… The world spoke of liberty in France. But in Saint-Domingue, We turned words into revolution. [Verse 1] Seventeen eighty-nine, the spark ignites Rights of Man for all—except our black lives Paris shouts liberty from every street While sugar fields still chain our tired feet Ripped from Africa’s breast, we crossed the tide Slave ship creaks became our battle cry Saint-Domingue roared, "No more chains, no more pain" Smashed the greed that built this cruel domain [Verse 2] Dessalines thundered in 1803 Capois stood fearless, screaming "Forward, free!" Toussaint’s wisdom lit the strategic flame Sanité Bélair carved her name in fame [Pre-Chorus] If you breathe free air beneath this sky Honor the ones who learned to fight and fly History’s pages hide the truth they won’t teach Freedom first rose from Saint-Domingue’s beach [Chorus] Respect Haiti—Mother of Freedom From 1789 to kingdom come Black, White, Latino—hear the drum Same red blood beats in everyone No more silence, no more illusion Stand together against exclusion Not race against race—that’s their confusion Unity is the only revolution [Verse 3] Savannah 1779, we stood in line Saint-Domingue soldiers marched for freedom’s time We helped shift fates, build nations from sand But history books still erase our stand [Verse 4] We walk America’s soil, but our roots stretch home Torn from Africa’s heart, forced to roam Through humiliation, through pain untold We rise unbroken, bold and whole [Verse 5] Now they split us with fear, label us by name Different colors, same human frame Workers bleed, families cry and plead Under systems stitched with greed [Bridge] Black suffering, white poor struggling Latino families, daily hustling Different stories, same heavy juggling Same weight on every shoulder, trembling The system’s bigger than skin tone shade Power pyramids they carefully laid They profit when the people fight But tremble when we stand united, bright [Final Chorus] Respect Haiti—Mother of Freedom From Dessalines to every region No more division, no more confusion Unity is stronger than exclusion One blood, one earth, one destiny Justice built on solidarity