🎤 RESTLESS REPUBLIC 🎤
(Intro – spoken / rhythmic)
Yeah
Comin’ out the cold, Minneapolis streets
Two lives taken, and the people won’t retreat
We’re tired, we’re loud — we won’t bow
Restless Republic — stand up now!
(Verse 1)
Look around, this land’s cracked with anger
Federals roll deep, but justice looks stranger
Renée out her car, sun just breaking the day
Shot down in broad light — they say it’s lawful play.
Then Alex on the block, ICU hero on the ground
Tryna lift a neighbor up, federal boots pinned him down.
They say he had a weapon — but tape tells another tale
Pepper sprayed, wrestled, shot — this story’s off the rails.
(Pre-Hook)
We’re not fools, we see the lies they sell
Two names, two graves — let the chorus swell!
(Chorus – shouted)
Restless Republic — we won’t rest!
Two fallen Minnesotans — we protest!
Rise up, shout out, won’t let it drop!
Restless Republic — we won’t stop!
(Verse 2)
They came in numbers, badges in a swarm
Claimin’ law and order — but they sparked the storm.
Crowds hit the streets frozen feet in the snow
Candles in the night where the truth started to glow. (
Politicians squabble — community in pain
Anger ain’t silent, it’s movin’ like a train.
They cry “protocol!” — but loyalty’s to power
We write their names, candlelight by candlelight hour after hour.
Don’t try to bury the truth in PR spin
Restless Republic — rise up from within!
(Pre-Hook)
Speak the truth — don’t let it slip
History’s watching — tighten your grip!
(Chorus – louder)
Restless Republic — we won’t rest!
Two fallen Minnesotans — we protest!
Rise up, shout out, won’t let it drop!
Restless Republic — we won’t stop!
(Bridge – call and response)
Tell us who you serve!
We serve the people!
Tell us who you fear!
We fear no steeple!
Tell us who stands tall when justice falls?
Restless Republic — we raise our walls!
(Outro – empowering)
From Nicollet to Main Street — voices rise
Two names engraved where the cold wind cries.
We’re restless, relentless — never penned
Restless Republic — this fight won’t end!
