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Track 12
lyrics
(Intro)
Everybody, stand up, what up, ICETEP, yo
(Verse 1)
It's a political party, yeah, raise your fist, understand, though, where the change begins, it starts in your own mind, we create the world we see, so don't go blind, you need to know why people do what they do, so you can go try to push through what is true, the future will lose if it's not new and improved, but a revolution starts with a movement of few, so we have to start buildin' it, and if they spit in your face, get militant, 'cause sometimes you have to fight for your right to even have rights, and you shouldn't have to ask twice, we need to repave the foundation, we are America, this is our nation, if you want change, ya gotta be it, that's the only way you're gonna see it, believe it
(Chorus)
Put your fist in the air, and keep it there if ya really do care, yeah, power to the people, take it back from those devoured by the evil, put your fist in the air, and keep it there if ya really do care, yeah, power to the people, this is our hour to be equal
(Verse 2)
It's about taking care of the free, oppression's like a terrible leech, it sucks us dry, takes the air that we breathe, and suffocates options, and where does that leave the American dream, opportunity is not charity, geez, I swear, some people don't even care if we eat, because when it comes to the politics, you really wanna know what the problem is, look at how powerful the dollar is, and how Congress is run by conglomerates, the system is flawed, constricted by laws made by the rich that inflict us with loss, the big and the small, we're both treated differently, it's not class warfare, it's about symmetry, seriously, if justice is blind, it shouldn't be lookin' down on us all the time, ohhhh
(Chorus)
Put your fist in the air, and keep it there if ya really do care, yeah, power to the people, take it back from those devoured by the evil, put your fist in the air, and keep it there if ya really do care, yeah, power to the people, this is our hour to be equal
(Verse 3)
It's about expression, you shouldn't just let your voice be heard in an election, every moment is a challenge that is a fought, 'cause voting goes beyond a ballot in a box, the things you do, the things you say, you vote with your life every single day, and I treat my whole life as a work of art, so I'm particular about each divergent part, what I put into it, how I instigate, what I see ahead of me, how I bring the change, and being different than the next person, how I think and grow into the next version, the evolution of revolution is constant, and that's something to acknowledge, so be honest, what are you doing in the process, and what are you gonna accomplish
(Chorus)
Put your fist in the air, and keep it there if ya really do care, yeah, power to the people, take it back from those devoured by the evil, put your fist in the air, and keep it there if ya really do care, yeah, power to the people, this is our hour to be equal
(Chorus)
Put your fist in the air, and keep it there if ya really do care, yeah, power to the people, take it back from those devoured by the evil, I said put your fist in the air, and keep it there if ya really do care, yeah, power to the people, this is our hour to be equal
(Outro)
Say power to the people
(Power to the people)
Say power to the people
(Power to the people)
Say power to the people
(Power to the people)
Say power to the people
(Power to the people)
Say power to the people
(Power to the people)
Say power to the people
(Power to the people)
Say power to the people
(Power to the people)
Yo, this is our hour to be equal, chyeah
credits
from CM Cool J,
released May 22, 2014
Vocals written and performed by Christopher Michael Jensen.