Revolution

Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Brothers and sisters (revolution) Let me share with you some news (revolution) As I sit on my plush couch watching the news (revolution) There has been a rude awakening (revolution) That I have marched until my feet have bled (revolution) And I have rioted until they called the feds (revolution) “What's left?” my conscience said (revolution) “What's left?” my conscience said (revolution) Go-as I look out my window I see the little ones Ng amongst each other with the water guns in pure poverty Generations of good people in cycles of poverty It bothers me so I ask myself say Are you doing as much as you can for the struggle (no) Am I doing as much as I can for struggle (no) Then why do I cry when my people are in trouble (yo) May ancestors slapped me in the face and said (go) Harriet Tubman told me to (get on up) Marcus Garvey said to me bro ya' (get on up) My brother Malcolm X - need I name more It ain't like we never seen blood before Come on let's talk revolution, now (revolution) All my people say (revolution) - come on - (revolution) All my people say (revolution) All my brother say (revolution) All my sister say (revolution) All people say (revolution) Hey - (revolution) All my people say (revolution) - come on - (revolution) All my people say (revolution) I see blood on one Malcom as one shot, em (aha) U see tears cause now it seems that we forgot him (yeah) I seen years of people searchin' for solutions (all right) Restitution - excuses - no more confusion Come on - come on - let's talk right - let's talk right Talk up - talk up but don't talk up all night (aha) There's got to be action if you want satisfaction If not for yourself - for the young ones (the children) The U.N. - the U.S. we can't allow ya' to tell us a kid In the ghetto Is not as important as getting' in Bosnia I ain't with it (uh huh) - just forget it (no) You can't even debate if you don't understand our situation (Come on) you don't want us to go get on gun now do ya? (Come on) You don't like to see people runnin' around now Yet and still ya' wanna live like 90210 while We scream out (yo) (freedom) 5 grandmothers we erased it You must acquire a taste or something We never tasted (uh huh) So let us wet our palates (word) Its either the bullet or the ballot - come now Revolution now (revolution) All my people say (revolution) All my brother say (revolution) All my sister say (revolution) Hey (revolution) All people say (revolution) Let's talk about a revolution Revolution All my people say (come on) Revolution All my people say Let's talk about a revolution hey Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Now see I understand what my people have said We must fight Fight for the ancestors who are dead For Harriet Tubman - move organization David Walker - the Black Panthers - Kwame Nkumah - Marcus Garvey - Jane Pittman Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution Revolution