When they came for the mailman,
I didn't say a word
'Cause I didn't never did leave no mail
Tell him 3 days went by
and I still ain't got no mail
the mailman became my problem as well
when they came for my neighbors water
I didn't say a thing
"You're on your own, your sink is your sink."
And the next day wouldn't you know, my sink didn't work no more.
I should have stood up when my neighbor stood up.
The morale to the story is this: that power in numbers exist.
We gotta SPEAK UP.
We gotta speak up.
When they came for the migrant workers,
you couldn't hear my call
As a matter of fact,
I sat in the back
and I didn't make a peep at all.
Then the whole town was overrun
with jobs that needed done
Well, I should have helped them
like they helped me.
'Cause now nobody's life much fun.
And I should have SPOKE UP.
When the police was shooting them brothers
I stayed hid in my house,
Not a single phrase
Not a word come out my mouth
Well if we sit in complacence
Then the world's overrun by hatred.
It's about damn time we be reminded
that EVERY SINGLE LIFE IS SACRED.
THE MORALE to THE STORY IS THIS:
Power in numbers exist.
I say "We gotta speak up."
I say "We gotta speak up."
Most people want to live
with the ........................
Turning off your empathy in the form of enslavement
We can come together now, voices elevated
What's important is ...................................................
Add voice to the chorus
Speak up for the poorest
The river, the forest.
Protectors of water
Our sons and our daughters
Come on now
We gotta speak up!
The key to revolution is the way of NON-violence.
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"Lives begin to end the day we become silent."
"Lives begin to end the day we become silent."
To all the people on the ground:
"SPEAK UP!"
To all the lovers in the world:
"Speak up!"
To all the tribes in the forest:
"Speak up!"
From the bottom of your heart,
"Speak up!"
Well, THE MORALE to THE STORY IS THIS:
Is that Power in numbers exist.
"We gotta speak up."
Yeah "We gotta speak up."
We gotta SPEAK UP
If we wanna live on this planet forever,
We have to learn how to work together.
"We gotta speak up!"
"We gotta speak up!"
Lyrics Submitted by Leah Seya