“I Am Clean! We Are Clean” is a declaration. Not just for me, but for anyone who’s ever felt silenced, misjudged, or used. It was born from the frustration of watching people wear the mask of integrity just long enough to profit from it, only to turn around and harm the very values they pretended to share.
This song is my way of saying: I see through it. I stayed true to who I am. I made fair, deliberate choices — and I am proud of that. I am clean. And more importantly, I know I’m not alone.”
Zhaina Blair
CLEAN
You don’t get to write my story. You don’t get to paint me wrong.
“I Am Clean! We Are Clean” is more than jazz. It’s a protest. A quiet fire. A reminder that integrity isn’t weakness — it’s power. In a world of noise, I choose the truth. We choose the truth.
CLEAN Lyrics
You don’t get to write my story
You don’t get to paint me wrong.
You don’t get to write my story.
You don’t get to paint me wrong.
You don’t get to tell me
where I spend my money,
what channels I turn,
what songs I sing.
You don’t get to choose my voice.
It’s my life, my choice
— I’m strong
I walked the harder road,
no shortcuts through the crowd.
I spoke the truth you feared,
never learned to fake it loud.
Color, creed, or past—
to me, they bled the same.
You built your world on shadows,
on secrets, bribes, lies and spin.
You wore my words like garments,
to lure my trust within.
Now my eyes have opened—
I won’t be fooled again.
I am clean!
Fire in my breath, grace in my stance.
I stood still when the storm rolled in,
never needed a second chance.
I am clean!
And I am not alone in this—
I am clean…
We are clean…
You told me to be quiet,
to smile and look away.
But silence feeds the rot—
and I was born to stay.
Not better, just awake,
not louder, just together
Each choice I make is mine—
no borrowed rules, no shame.
I am clean…
Who bowed to greed? (Not me.)
Who blurred the lines? (Not me.)
Who played pretend? (Not me.)
Who stole our dream? (Not me.)
I am clean!
No disguise, no crooked name.
I sleep in peace with an open heart,
not playing someone else’s game.
I am clean!
We are clean!
Let the liars fade unseen.
We are rising, we are many—
We are clean…
We are clean…
carved in truth, and carved in stone.
and I am not anymore alone.
I am clean…
We are clean…