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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Performer
Gary Rasmussen
Gary Rasmussen
Bass
Sammy Figueroa
Sammy Figueroa
Percussion
Richard Sohl
Richard Sohl
Keyboards
Jay Dee Daugherty
Jay Dee Daugherty
Drums
Fred Smith
Fred Smith
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Composer
Fred "Sonic" Smith
Fred "Sonic" Smith
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fred Smith
Fred Smith
Producer
Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine
Producer
Scott Litt
Scott Litt
Producer
Jay Healey
Jay Healey
Engineer
Kevin Killen
Kevin Killen
Engineer
Thom Panunzio
Thom Panunzio
Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Shelly Yakus
Shelly Yakus
Mixing Engineer
Vic Anesini
Vic Anesini
Mastering Engineer
Bob Irwin
Bob Irwin
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was dreamin' in my dreamin'
Of an aspect bright and fair
But in my sleepin' it was broken
But in my dream it lingered near
In the form of shinin' valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses, newly opened
But I awakened to the cry
[PreChorus]
That the people have the power
To redeem the work of fools
Upon the meek, the graces shower
It's decreed, the people rule
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Verse 2]
Vengeful aspects became suspect
And bending low as if to hear
When the armies ceased advancing
Because the people had their ear
And the shepherd's fed the soldier's
And they lay among the stars
Exchanging visions, layin' arms
To waste in the dust
[PreChorus]
In the form of shinin' valleys
Where the pure air recognized
And my senses newly opened
And I awakened to the cry
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Verse 3]
Where there were deserts
I saw fountains
Like cream, the waters rise
And we strolled there together
With no laugh or criticize
And the leopard and the lamb
Lay together, truly bound
And I was hopin' in my hopin'
To recall what I had found
[PreChorus]
Well, I was dreamin', in my dreamin'
God knows a purer view
And as I lay down into my sleepin'
I commit my dream to you
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Bridge]
Power to dream, to rule
To wrestle the Earth from fools
It's decreed the people rule
Well, it's decreed the people rule
Listen
[Bridge]
I believe everything we dream
Can come to pass through our union
Oh, we can turn the world around
We can turn the Earth's revolution
We have the power
[Chorus]
People have the power
People have the power
People have the power
[Outro]
The power to dream, to rule
To wrestle the Earth from fools
Well, it's decreed the people rule
Well, it's decreed the people rule
[Outro]
We have the power
We have the power
The people have the power
We have the power
Written by: F. Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Patti Smith

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