Rise Up

Listen to the shots ring out at midnight Like there was something worth enough around here to steal And in the decades between sundown and first light You learn the best way to keep your head down is to kneel Time Magazine says that this is paradise But you better keep your kids at home 'Cause out here, some are cats and some are mice But each one is on their own See the cops coming on the TV

Another desperate man forced to the ground And so many more with less than the few with the rest But they stand on your back and they weigh you down

Seize the sign Voice of the people, you are mine Rise up I'm waiting, rise up Today is the day

Everyone is sleeping Alone in the dark Waiting for the reaping Hungry for the spark

Seize the sign Voice of the people, you are mine Rise up I'm waiting, rise up Today is the day Wise up No more hesitating, rise up They're going to give it away

My sisters, my brothers Every nation, every land You are my family, this is my station Common thread, the tribe of man

Rise up I'm waiting, rise up Today is the day Wise up No more hesitating, rise up They're going to give it away

Let the whole nation rise Rise up Inspiration, rise up Imagination, rise up Embracation, rise up Let the whole nation rise