Testo My People Are Rising

You can't lock an innocent man away Hide the evidence from light of day While those responsible are free. You can't pardon the rich, leave the poor to rot Steal from the bottom to gild the top And wonder at the swell of solidarity! My people are rising, my people are rising My people are rising up! My people are rising, my people are rising My people are rising up! Can't beat 'em down, jail 'em, gas 'em Without igniting the righteous passion To turn the power around. What the constitution guarantees Freedom of assembly and the freedom of speech We demand it on the streets! My people are rising, my people are rising My people are rising up! ... Seattle, Davos, D.C., L.A. Chiapas, Paris, Quebec City My people are rising up! From California to the New York Island 'Cross the mountains, seas and oceans Cities, farms and factories! My people are rising, my people are rising My people are rising up! ... .