Standing Up (twobit rEMIX)

Standing Up (twobit rEMIX) (add your flavor/ remix this tune)

Melody and Lyrics: Lonnie Ray Atkinson

Vocals: Lonnie Ray Atkinson

Instrumental Track: twobit

This is a song about non-violent resistance. If you are interested (or you think you know someone that might be interested) in adding your own music (or better vocals) to the mix, you can download the raw a capellas here at ccMixter (just click on the word "download" under the word "stream"). When you are done, you can email me any mp3s here.

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Your time and talent is greatly appreciated.



Lyrics:

it's time, it's time, to hold up more than a sign

- I ain't no pacifist

but I got a peace sign and a fist

up in the air for non-violent resistance

they call us terrorists

when a company’s losing profits

from our exercise of civil disobedience

- I ain't no masochist

but I’m ready to suffer

if it means less suffering in the long run

you call the bulls out

we'll turn the cameras on

and let the world see which one is the strong one

 

you make them criminalize you / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

show the world your crime / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

and when they call your name / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

make sure the world sees your crime / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

 

- because the powers won't do it, politicians won't do it

it takes people in the streets

every step forward has been kicking and screaming

it takes people in the streets

it was forced not given, forced not given

it takes people in the streets

forced through voices, actions, sacrifice

it takes people in the streets

 

it's time, it's time, to hold up more than a sign

- clog the streets / bring the heat /

block the bureaucracy / it's your democracy

link your arms, dead weight, make them drag you to your cell

if ain't no justice out here, then we'll be righteous in jail

 

you make them criminalize you / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

show the world your crime / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

and when they call your name / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

make sure the world sees your crime / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

 

- because the powers won't do it, politicians won't do it

it takes people in the streets

every step forward has been kicking and screaming

it takes people in the streets

i said it was forced not given, forced not given

it takes people in the streets

forced through voices, forced through actions, forced through sacrifice

it takes people in the streets

 

have you signed your name to the street

well then repeat brothers and sisters repeat

- i aint no pacifist

but i got a peace sign and a fist

up in the air for non-violent resistance

they call us terrorists

when a company’s losing profits

from our exercise of civil disobedience

- i aint no masochist

but i’m ready to suffer

if it means less suffering in the long run

you call the bulls out

we'll turn the cameras on

and let the world see which one is the strong one



you make them criminalize you / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

show the world your crime / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

and when they call your name / standing up for justice / standing up for justice

make sure the world sees your crime / standing up for justice / standing up for justice



what do they want: order

what do we want: justice

what do they want: order

what do we want: justice

what will we accept: nothing less than justice



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