Rise Up

[00:03.19] The time is now!
[00:05.81] Rise up!
[00:08.93] You feel like I feel?
[00:13.57] Rise up!
[00:15.45] What's that in the air?
[00:17.92] Is it the sound of sirens?
[00:19.82] Ain't I'm supposed to feel safe?
[00:21.98] Tell me why then do I feel like runnin' n' hidin?
[00:23.59] Tired of names on a T-Shirt
[00:25.60] Tired of my momma cryin'
[00:27.73] Tired of the powers that be
[00:29.46] Be the powers that be
[00:31.16] That be doin' all the lyin'
[00:31.89] N' I been tryin' to keep it calm
[00:33.42] I be tryin' to keep it calm
[00:35.48] But because of my race
[00:37.38] And the skin on my face
[00:38.36] Everybody wanna do me harm
[00:39.73] But still I be tryna keep it calm
[00:41.43] I be try'na keep it calm
[00:43.44] Another black man dead
[00:45.17] I woke up this mornin' wishin' I could drop a bomb
[00:47.75] Rise up from the ashes
[00:50.09] Rise up from the pain
[00:51.68] Rise up from the system
[00:53.53] We helped build but don't treat us the same
[00:55.66] Rise up for my brother
[00:57.50] Rise up for her name
[00:59.57] If you feel like I feel
[01:01.38] And you think it's time to see change
[01:03.21] Rise up
[01:04.48] We gonna make it
[01:05.90] You know I got you got me
[01:06.65] We gonna make it
[01:07.84] And if they won't give
[01:08.65] Then we gotta take it
[01:09.87] I said if they won't give
[01:10.78] Then we gotta rise up
[01:12.44] We gonna make it
[01:13.17] You know I got you got me
[01:14.37] We gonna make it
[01:15.38] And if they won't give
[01:16.13] Then we gotta take it
[01:17.53] I said if they won't give
[01:18.68] Then we gotta rise up
[01:20.26] Liberty in justice
[01:21.43] Money n' the power?
[01:23.17] I got a question
[01:24.92] Where the hell is ours?
[01:27.36] You don't wanna give us none
[01:29.40] So we take your food n' devour
[01:30.97] You don't wanna hear my voice
[01:33.33] So I guess I gotta speak a lil' louder
[01:35.26] Rise up from the ashes
[01:37.86] Rise up from the pain
[01:39.61] Rise up from the system
[01:41.79] We helped build but don't treat us the same
[01:43.13] Rise up for my brother
[01:45.32] Rise up for her name
[01:47.27] If you feel like I feel
[01:49.22] And you think it's time to see change
[01:50.33] Rise up
[01:52.04] We gonna make it
[01:54.03] You know I got you got me
[01:55.09] We gonna make it (the time is now)
[01:55.49] And if they won't give
[01:56.49] Then we gotta take it
[01:57.36] I said if they won't give
[01:58.56] Then we gotta rise up
[02:00.43] We gonna make it
[02:01.44] You know I got you got me
[02:02.44] We gonna make it (we gon' take it!)
[02:03.42] And if they won't give
[02:04.57] Then we gotta take it
[02:05.48] I said if they won't give (everybody!)
[02:06.90] Then we gotta rise up
[02:08.44] Rise up from the ashes
[02:09.80] Rise up from the pain
[02:11.47] Rise up from the system
[02:13.46] We helped build but don't treat us the same
[02:15.37] Rise up for my brother
[02:17.47] Rise up for her name
[02:19.43] If you feel like I feel
[02:21.10] And you think it's time to see change
[02:22.63] Rise up
[02:27.00] If you feel like I feel
[02:29.32] And you think it's time to see change
[02:30.53] Rise up
[02:32.44] If you feel like I feel
[02:37.54] And you think it's time to see change
[02:39.12] Rise up
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