Rise Rise up Damned of the earth Damned of the earth
Rise up damned of the earth Scorned and tattered, no self worth The tenet died an academic death A generation from the blood and the sweat Rise up, put your papers down Hear the boots march right outside You theorize safe in your seat But the struggle never left the streets
So clever clever with it's opinions Do you remember how we used to fight It wants tenure not opposition
It has the watches - it has the time It's time to strike Right now
Rise up damned of the earth Keep the promise of a brand new birth For everyone that fought before For every song sung about this war Rise up, all you wretched souls We want it all and deserve it all Rise up, make the powers pay For every wound that bled the way
You're clever clever but it's still in you And I remember how we used to fight Fuck a defeatist disposition
We have the watches - we have the time And we need to strike
What's left of the promise that we once made What's left that could chase the vultures away