Resister

Oppose the flow, or take the role, They're only asking for your body and soul And your mind is not your own Until you comprehend their forms of control All the underdogs, black sheep, Fighters of the powers that be In tenements, high rises, Freedom fighters, the outsiders 'Cos some of us are healing, And some of us are feeding a pain, We just need to speak it So we can proceed again, Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah You got to, get up up be a resister You got to, get up up be a resister Sometimes it's too much you know And now I know they've got you feeling down low But there's just one way to dig ourselves from this hole 'Cos true change only comes from below Breeze riders, occupiers, residing In otherwise sidelined quarters, On doorways, on corners, and borders 'Cos some of us are healing, And some of us are feeding a pain, And we just need to speak it So we can proceed again, Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah You got to, get up up be a resister You got to, get up up be a resister Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah You got to, get up up be a resister You got to, get up up be a resister The slackers, the sleepless, the homeless, the loners Sex workers with a service, street workers risking murder On council estates reclaiming space, from ethical leaders And we just need to speak it so we can proceed again Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah You got to, get up up be a resister You got to, get up up be a resister Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah You got to, get up up be a resister You got to, get up up be a resister