[Intro:]
One, two… One, two, three, four.
Swing.
[Verse 1]:
I've got a soul that can not sleep
At night when something just ain't right
Blood red, but without sight
Exploding egos in the night
Mix like sticks of dynamite
Red, black or white, this is my fight,
Come on, courage, let's be heard,
Turn feelings into words,
American equality has always been sour,
An attitude I would like to devour,
My name is peace, this is my hour,
Can I get just a little bit of power?
[Chorus:]
The power of equality,
Is not yet what it ought to be (ought to be),
It fills me up like a hollow tree (hollow tree),
The power of equality.
[Verse 2:]
Right or wrong, my song is strong,
You don't like it, get along,
Say what I want, do what I can,
Death to the message of the Ku Klux Klan,
I don't buy supremacy,
Media chief, you menace me,
The people, you say, cause all the crime,
Wake up, motherfucker, and smell the slime,
Blackest anger, whitest fear,
Can you hear me, am I clear?
My name is peace, this is my hour,
Can I get just a little bit of power?
[Chorus:]
The power of equality,
Is not yet what it ought to be (ought to be),
It fills me up like a hollow tree (hollow tree),
The power of equality.
[Verse 3:]
I've got tapes,
I've got C.D.'s,
I've got my Public Enemy,
My lilly white ass is tickled pink,
When I listen to the music that makes me think,
Not another motherfuckin' politician,
Doin' nothin' but something for his own ambition,
Never touch the sound we make,
Soul sacred love, vows that we take,
To create straight what is true,
Yo, he's with me and what I do,
My name is peace, this my hour,
Can I get just a little bit of power?
[Chorus:]
The power of equality,
Is not yet what it ought to be (ought to be),
It fills me up like a hollow tree (hollow tree),
The power of equality.
[Verse 4:]
Madder than a motherfucker, lick my finger,
Can't forget, cause the memory lingers,
Count 'em off quick, little Piccadilly sickness,
Take me to the hick, eat my thickness,
I've got a welt from the Bible belt,
Dealing with the hand that I've been dealt,
Sitting in the grip of a killing fist,
Giving up blood just to exist,
Rub me wrong and I get pissed,
No, I can not get to this,
People in pain, I do not dig it,
Change of brain for Mr. Bigot.
[Outro:]
Little brother do you hear me,
Have a heart oh come get near me,
Misery is not my friend,
But I'll break before I bend,
What I see is insanity,
Whatever happened to humanity,
Whatever happened to humanity,
Whatever happened to humanity.