This song was sung at a concert sometime in October of 2019
It was also sung in an Instagram live on October 23rd, 2019
[Intro]
Alright
[Verse 1]
Please give me a reason to believe all the lies
'Cause my teachers and the media are ghouls in disguise
Abusing their authority to proselytize
But nothing they report to me could change my mind
I need a vacation from the way things have been
Because I'm growing impatient, yeah, it's boiling my skin
Had enough manipulation, can you just let me live?
Mmm, live my life
[Chorus]
I'm not gonna give in
If I have to fight, then I'm willing to give my life
Rather die than lay down on my back
Got no white flag to throw
This is my Alamo, this, this is my Alamo
[Verse 2]
Please give me a reason to give up on myself
You can tell me that it's treasonous to stand and rebel
I won't pledge you my allegiance, I'll just bid you farewell
Mmm, and goodbye
[Chorus]
I'm not gonna give in
If I have to fight, then I'm willing to give my life
Rather die than lay down on my back
Got no white flag to throw
This is my Alamo, this, this is my Alamo
[Bridge]
I know that on the surface
It might seem like I'm just fine
But I can’t eat, I barely sleep
Sometimes, I wanna run and hide
Feel like I'm dying in this cage
My soul is trapped, I feel confined
And I just wish they’d let me out
So I could finally live my life
I know that on the surface
It might seem like I'm just fine
But I can’t eat, I barely sleep
Sometimes, I wanna run and hide
Feel like I'm dying in this cage
My soul is trapped, I feel confined
And I just wish they’d let me out
So I could finally live my life
[Chorus]
I'm not gonna give in
If I have to fight, then I'm willing to give my life
Rather die than lay down on my back
Got no white flag to throw
I'm not gonna give in
If I have to fight, then I'm willing to give my life
Rather die than lay down on my back
Got no white flag to throw
This is my Alamo, this, this is my Alamo
Alamo was written by Alec Benjamin & Scott Harris & Russ Chell & Nathan Fertig & Sir Nolan & David Biral & Denzel Baptiste.
Alamo was produced by Nathan Fertig & Sir Nolan & Russ Chell & Take a Daytrip.
Alec Benjamin released Alamo on Fri May 29 2020.
I wouldn’t dig too deeply into the historical context of the song, because I’m not necessarily proud of what the United States did during that time. I just felt like when we were kids, it was taught to us like, “Hey, this was the last stand,” minus everything about the Mexican-American War. It was a...