We ain't talking 'bout physical We ain't talking political We ain't stopping until it's legitimate POWER. We ain't talking electrical We ain't talking electoral We ain't stopping until it's indelible POWER. Red is the blood: they shed it to get us voting Green is the land: they said that we'd get a portion Gold is the wealth: they said we'd never be broke and White and Black are the people: any and everywhere that there's hope and They keep waiting on the promise of the flag Waiting on a Moses that will show them promised lands Others grow impatient, move away to foreign lands Knowing there's no saviour on the way to hold their hands Mama: you took me to good schools Got rid of that hood fool You sent me to get what kids in '76 would approve of You did what you could do Mama: you did what you could Accidentally gifted me with plenty with which to sink these hooks 'to Imagine your highness sitting outside the walls of his fly ass palace While others inside are living the life you'd only describe as fabulous It's not an injustice if I make the choice to just sit Instead I'm-a re-adjust it Trust me, I will not rest until I got POWER We ain't talking 'bout physical We ain't talking political We ain't stopping until it's legitimate POWER. We ain't talking electrical We ain't talking electoral We ain't stopping until it's indelible POWER. Where it all starts is where you're born first Then where you're brought up Until you can think and you see for yourself Then it all starts to weigh heavy on your heart Look: you need to better yourself You have the power so get up and get it yourself Think of the letters that spell "POWER" Think of the letters, uh! "P" is for 'P'ower 'O'ver 'W'hatever 'R'aises hell Think of the letters, uh-O! "O" is 'O'vercoming troubles you face Think of the letter, 'w'ait! "W" 'w'age 'w'ar, 'w'hatever it takes Think of the letters! "E" 'e'veryone 'e'verywhere 'e'asilly could 'e'levate If you think of the letters! "R" 'r'ally the troops. Better, RRRRRR 'r'evolution is here! POWER! A seat in the parliament, a seat on the board But several seats for you on neither, you're a chess piece on the board And you're probably a pawn: an expendable pawn Still, you have the power to move foward Suprise 'em, empower yourself and evolve into POWER! We ain't talking 'bout physical We ain't talking political We ain't stopping until it's legitimate POWER. We ain't talking electrical We ain't talking electoral We ain't stopping until it's indelible POWER.