I'm telling you
These arbitrary rules
For superstitious fools
And they don't have a clue
They're killing me
Oh, they're killing you
And it gets better
They kill their mothers too
They don't even know
They play into their hands
We try to let them know
But they don't understand
Their programming is strong
Generations come and gone
They think that we're all wrong
So challenged
Oh, they try to keep us down
We just keep on coming
So defiant in the face of power
Yeah, this world has let us down
In this darkest hour
Despite it all
We still stand tall
Will you let us know
Where does all the money go?
You think it trickles down?
Well, welcome down below
Haha, yeah, that's what I thought
You say justice can't be bought
I say check any cell
Any cell at all
Try to let them know
But they don't understand
And to think that we're all wrong
It's maddening
Oh, they try to keep us down
We just keep on coming
So defiant in the face of power
Yeah, this world has let us down
In this darkest hour
Despite it all
We still stand tall
Yeah, they try to keep us down
We just keep on coming
So defiant in the face of power
Yeah, this world has let us down
In this darkest hour
Despite it all
We still stand tall
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Oh, they try to keep us down
We just keep on coming
So defiant in the face of power
Yeah, this world has let us down
In this darkest hour
Despite it all
We still stand tall
Yeah, they try to keep us down
We just keep on coming
So defiant in the face of power
Yeah, this world has let us down
In this darkest hour
Despite it all
We still stand tall