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DJ Shadow
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
A song about life, death, love, hate
Wealth poverty, racism
Just a few things been runnin' through my head
[Verse 2]
Listen
We call on you
Listen
Now we call on you
[Verse 3]
They strong
Hear us now
[Verse 4]
When you speak of overthrowing those conditions
I think this is what frightens people so much
Even though people, the average American
When you simply say the word overthrow
May see it as something very, very bad
[Verse 5]
I know you're not responsible for his feelings
So when you say these things, are you threatening someone?
Right on
[Verse 6]
People's power
People's power
People's power
[Verse 7]
Detroit in '42
New York in '64
Lighting by a hundred watts
The naked black, white truth
[Verse 8]
Gonna destroy the establishment
I'm gonna tear down the bricks of stupidity
And corruption and put up in place
Edifice of truth
[Verse 9]
Unite in struggle for people's power
Unite-unite-unite
Unite in struggle for people's power
We are a part of those concerned with change
[Verse 10]
Meanwhile uptown, the DJ play
[Verse 11]
Everybody's so concerned about heroin
Marijuana, and all that
Until they forget the most dangerous narcotic that exists
And that is the narcotic that is injected into the minds
Of infants, it's called social narcotics
My confusion
[Verse 12]
So you know as well as I do that things are changing
[Verse 13]
Meanwhile uptown, the DJ play
Revolution
In change, you know?
My guilt made you
[Verse 14]
So I say you youngsters gotta get jobs
Work to change the system
Such penmanship
Equal rights
Start the mission
We'll be nice
Our cause of action is very clear
March forward to people's power
[Verse 15]
Bitter wax lining in my ear
My guilt made me
[Verse 16]
For change, change
Change, it's only a matter of time
Change, change
Change, it's only a matter of time
[Verse 17]
Change, change
Change, it's only a matter of time
Change, change
Change, it's only a matter of time
Change, change, change
[Verse 18]
Freedom
That's all that life is
[Verse 19]
The record ends and we must begin again
Written by: DJ Shadow