Speak upon an issue strain your brain tissue
But you donand't raise your voice and'cause youand're afraid someone will diss
You
Words are needing saying so youand'd better say them quick
and'cause second lady tipperand's gonna zip a fucking lip
And what are you going to do when uncle scam has got your tongue tied
I donand't waste a word and'cause i know well that more than one died
To get across the thought the point the words we take for granted
But you live in the u.s. tianamen squareand's another planet
Injustice anywhere threatens my security
and'cause iand'm no shining example of a racial purity
Mr. david duke is not a fluke or threat or promise
Heand's a mighty voting block to keep the real humans honest
Youand've got to get up stand up be conscious every day
Cast your vote in the ballots plus the dollars that you pay
If st. idsand's supplies the sorrow then itand's time to get wise
Cast out the bottle open your eyes and rise
Rise
From the center of my being iand'm seeing a growing movement
In my youth i was seeking truth where as now a social improvement
Generation x has got to flex on politicians
When theyand're on a power mission and money makes their decisions
Hypocrisy has got to be the root of this democracy
Itand'd mean a lot to me to see a mabon lobotomy
All discrimination contradicts our fatherand's nation
Give us your sick and tired and hungry unless theyand're sick and tired
And haitian
Because we hate them foreigners and imports but then again
We never seemed too fond of our own native americans
Ethnic cleansing we say is something weand're against
But itand's called domestic policy on this side of the fence
Weand're willing to step in and get in and push iraqis off of you
Itand's just too bad theyand've got no oil out in bosnia
Weand're willing to make a move but it depends on whoand's attacking you
and'cause damn we still have a lot of money tied up in south africa
Iand'd look in the paper but i canand't see through all the smoke
Everyoneand's complaining but not registered to vote
It takes a lot of effort in the nineties to survive
Give it up for revolution if you canand't compromise
Rise
Come down all youth when me say open your eyes
Lick a shot if you know you must rise
Come down all youth when me say open your eyes
Give it up for revolution if you canand't compromise
Come down all youth when me say open your eyes
Lick a shot if you know you must rise
Come down all youth when me say open your eyes
