Verse 1:
It ain't my choice I was born white
It ain't your choice you were born black
It ain't our choice when the boys fight
It ain't our choice when they hold back
It ain't our choice when the world bad
But we can use our voice, you should know that
Power in numbers, they want to see us fall under
But we will not stumble, we got the thunder
We come together as brothers
f** social division, I'll cut a knife and incision
It's my decision to rhythm
In my revision I vision MLK, Mr. Abe
And they shunning the "isms"
The world is ours for the taking if we keep changing the system
We gotta go, grow, and mold or keep staying the distance
But I don't want to be old praying that things were different
We all come from the same, God or not, it's the mission
It's our job, we were called to put this world in remission
Hook:
I'll show you that we can stand up to this
We don't need these events to tell us how we should live
We don't need these f**ing men saying how we should live
And we don't need to be the product of insensitiveness
We ain't ever need to give in to the ways that have been
And we ain't ever need to give in to the partisanship
We can make a better world for ourselves and our kids
We can be the generation who said, "We will not quit."
Verse 2:
Attacks on my people, attacks on my people
I can't stand to look at the news, it's like I'm watching a sequel
It's 9/11 two and they're airing the evil
I can't be safe in my room, I gotta close up the key hole
I need a moment to breathe
This ain't about you and this ain't about me
This ain't a left wing, right wing, French thing or American
This about the Earth and the humans that we share it with
Yeah, we need to take some meditation for the hatred and the nations that be taking all the weight
And on a side note, my boat's open for the patients who need healing
I'm revealing that I'm here, I promise, say it
Relay it, you ain't gotta be strong if you not
You ain't gotta fake smiles or nods
It's okay to be at odds with the ones that you love
As long as you can realize they're the reason you're tough
I'm asking all of you to please step it on up
Life is too short to be cold and unplugged
Open your eyes, you got the world by your side
When you sleep, still it moves like a thief in the night
Try to be a better you and I'll be a better me
Together, we can move forward like we were lettering
And everybody else gon' play their part
The world is still miraculous, we just need heart
Hook:
I'll show you that we can stand up to this
We don't need these events to tell us how we should live
We don't need these f**ing men saying how we should live
And we don't need to be the product of insensitiveness
We ain't ever need to give in to the ways that have been
And we ain't ever need to give in to the partisanship
We can make a better world for ourselves and our kids
We can be the generation who gave all it could give
Outro:
Said it's time to make a change
Said it's time to make a change
We talk about it but we can't ever explain
Ah, why we even here, man?
Now I must refrain
Said it's time to make a change
We ain't even living, we just watching like a game
We can walk around it till we run out in the tank
Ah, while I'm in this here man I will not refrain