Fight The Power - Live Lyrics - Revolverlution - Public Enemy

1989 the number another summer, get down 

Sound of the funky drummer 

Music hittin your heart, 'cause I know you got soul 

Brothers and sisters 

Listen if youre missin yall 

Swingin while Im singin 

Givin whatcha gettin 

Knowin what I know and 

While the black bands sweatin 

And the rhythm rhymes rollin 

Got to give us what we want 

Gotta give us what we need 

Our freedom of speech is freedom or death 

We've got to fight the powers that be 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

We've got to fight the powers that be 

As the rhythm designed to bounce 

What counts is that the rhymes designed to fill your mind 

Now that youve realized the prides arrived 

We got to pump the stuff to make us tough 

From the heart, its a start, a work of art 

To revolutionize, make a change, nothins strange 

People, people, we are the same 

No, were not the same, 'cause we dont know the game 

What we need is awareness, we cant get careless 

You say what is this? 

My beloved, let's get down to business 

Mental self defensive fitness 

Yo, bum rush the show 

You gotta go for what you know 

To make everybody see 

In order to fight the powers that be 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

We've got to fight the powers that be 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you 

Fight the power 

Lemme hear you say 

Fight the power 

We've got to fight the powers that be 

Elvis was a hero to most 

But he never meant shit to me you see 

Straight up racist that sucker was 

Simple and plain 

Mother fuck him and John Wayne 

'Cause Im black and Im proud 

Im ready and hyped plus Im amped 

Most of my heroes dont appear on no stamps 

Sample a look back you look and find 

Nothing but rednecks for four hundred years if you check 

Dont worry be happy was a number one jam 

Damn, if I say it you can slap me right here 

Let's get this party started right 

Right on, cmon, what we got to say 

Power to the people, no delay 

Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be 

Fight the power 

Fight the power 

Fight the power 

Fight the power 

We've got to fight the powers that be