All at once I felt tremendous weight As if my chest was going to cave The tears that fell left a stain The world we know's enslaved I know it s hard to hear You better heed the words I say If we don't act as one, you'll see The false prophets will betray Our lives should define freedom Our lives, to live in our own way Our lives must define freedom Or will we let them take it away? Now awake, I face the task ahead Will we march into bloodshed? The founding fathers warned us The coming threat, the web of debt conceals Where are the sons of liberty? Will the fascists have their way? If we don't act as one you'll see The false prophets will betray Our lives should define freedom Our lives, to live in our own way Our lives must define freedom Or will we let them take it away? Rise up! To define freedom Rise up! To live in your own way Rise up! To define freedom Or will we let them take it away? Liberty or tyranny? It's your choice to make