Power

POWER, DOUBLE EDGED
USED, ABUSED, MISUSED
IT'S IN HIGH PLACES, PATRIARCHAL,
SCOURGE OF RACES, FOUGHT FOR, DIED FOR,
LOVE GIVEN UP FOR WHAT?!
TO OPRESS, SUPRESS,
DE-PRESS THE BUTTON, & THE WORLD GOES UP
IN SMOKIN, CHOKIN OBLIVION
TOO LATE TO SAY, FORGIVE US SON,
WE GOT IT WRONG, IT'S NO LONGER FUN
TIME TO QUIT, TIME TO CUT & RUN
POWER, DOUBLE EDGED

WE GOT THE POWER, WE GOT THE POWER WITHIN----

POWER, DOUBLE EDGED
MISPLACED, MADE BASE, RECLAIM IT
RETRACE TO THE PLACE IT''LL SIT NOT SHIT
ON THOSE WHO SING A QUIETER SONG.
WHERE USE OF POWER IS NOT CRUEL OR WRONG,
OVER LOUD, OVER BEARING,
SELFISH, GREEDY – SCARING
NOT WEST IS BEST AND WHITE IS RIGHT
BUT POWER TO THE PEOPLE WHETHER BLACK OR WHITE
NOT POWER TO FIGHT FOR OR POWER TO WIN
BUT THE STRENGTH AND MIGHT OF THE POWER WITHIN
IT''S THE POWER OF THE POWER WITHIN

WE GOT THE POWER, WE GOT THE POWER WITHIN -----
WE'VE GOT TO LOOK INSIDE OUR SOULS, LOOK INSIDE
LOOK DEEP INSIDE, WE GOT THE POWER, WE GOT THE POWER WITHIN

WHAT WE NEED IS POWER THAT'S GROUNDED
FOUNDED ON INTEGRITY
ON HONESTY AND CLEAR INTENTION
FOR QUALITY OF LIFE ON A WORLD DIMENSION
LIFE ENHANCER
NOT DRIVEN BY THE GLITTER OF THE MONEY MANTRA
NOT GRIMY, BUT SHINY
NOT DANGEROUS BLIND BUT TRULY KIND
LIKE THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE, OF GOOD THAT'S DONE
NOT THE POWER OF POSSESSION OR THE POWER OF THE GUN
BUT THE POWER OF THE POWER WITHIN
WE'VE GOT THE POWER WITHIN