[Verse 1 Chuck D] This song dont give a damn If the rhymes dont fit, if the DJ quit This song dont give a damn If you cant sing or dance to it, cant romance to it This song aint arrogant If you dont try it, buy it If your radio denies it Dont care bout what who got Whats cool on TV, or what spots hot I forgot I aint mad at evolution But I stand for revolution Get up, enough is enough Somebody stand up [Hook] Get up, stand up Get up, stand up Get up, stand up Get up, stand up [Verse 2 Brother Ali] This track aint asking you a damn thing Not the brand name bottle with your champagne Not where you land your private airplane How many blood diamonds shining in that chain? How much compromise is tied to that fame? How many more times we gotta hear that lame line, Im inspiring them To do what? Roll better weed and get higher than them? Feed the needy greedy ass fire in them? Be the same damn dog but to finer women? They gonna tell me that Im preaching to the choir, then Im Sure they right but Im trying to light a fire in them Cause I was raised by The Enemy And ever since then thats been my identity So Im trying to give back what was given me Truth told delivery is my tendency Youth fold to the spirit of my energy Bottom of my feet is something that youll never see Thats cause Im standing singing the anthem Fist on my hand, and a list of demands and When they hear this might piss in their pants and Try to get the children to not listen to the man But the mighty PE is what birthed Ali So what you gonna think come after me? Chuck D [Scratching] ChuchuchuchuchuchuchuChuck D Thethe enemythethe enemy Wowowowords you heed Buibuibuibuiltbuilt for speed [Verse 3 Chuck D] Occupy if you denied Protest songs cause I see wrong Most of my heroes still dont appear on no stamp So I rant, even when they say I cant I rise against, rage against Hope I dont end up being the same thing Im fighting against Hence, I wince never on the fence Since they think the masses powerless I aint on nobodys power list I ball my fist with my audience I raise my fist with my audience like this Like this [Hook] Get up, stand up Get up, stand up Get up, stand up Get up, stand up [Verse 4 Chuck D] Got so much to shout about What the one percent is gettin out Recession, depression, desperation due Never have so many been screwed by so few Cheapest price is to pay attention No need to dumb down to what I mention No need to young down how I mention In Spanish, Portuguese, English, French and No satisfaction Listen to the worlds reaction [Hook] Get up, stand up Get up, stand up Get up, stand up Get up, stand up
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