Lately I see trouble all around me
People shouting, throwing up their hands
Saying "Wait a minute
What have we come to?
Why do we not all have equal rights?"
So I ask myself what can I do
When silence is what allows this injustice through
All over fear and hate are coming out in deadly ways
We've got to wake up
We've got some work to do
So whenever you're in doubt
You don't know what it's all about
Keep your feet in time
Put a rhythm to the rhyme
You've got to let your voice come out
Artist paint a picture
Writer tell us all
I'll sing that the solution to the problem is
Equality for all!
Equality for all!
Equality for all!
Equality for all!
People are dying, our planet is crying
And when we stand up, they don't put it on the news
The revolution will not be televised
We've got to wake up, got to open our eyes
We've got to rise up, we've got some work to do
So whenever you're in doubt
You don't know what it's all about
Keep your feet in time
Put a rhythm to the rhyme
You've got to let your voice come out
Artist paint a picture
Writer tell us all
I'll sing that the solution to the problem is
Equality for all!
Equality for all!
Equality for all!
Equality for all!
I'm talking about Standing Rock and Ferguson and Flint Michigan
And Charlottesville and Puerto Rico and the Southern Border Wall
We've got to rise up
We've got to look out for each other
We've got to love one another
We've got to work together
Rise up, nevermind the pain
Rise up, because this is not okay
Rise up, shout the revolution
Rise up, love will defeat the hate
Love will defeat the hate
Love will defeat the hate
Love will defeat the hate
So whenever you're in doubt
You don't know what it's all about
Keep your feet in time
Put a rhythm to the rhyme
You've got to let your voice come out
Artist paint a picture
Writer tell us all
I'll sing that the solution to the problem is
Equality for all!
Equality for all!
Equality for all!
Equality for all!