Just because we are human We don't like guns against our head We want no servants underfoot And no bosses overhead So take the course of left and back it, At the crooked system, whack it There's a cause to get excited Whatever is wrong let's right it
We reds are the color of blood Our only crime is wanting to be free The enemy's the color of puss The fascists in front of you & me The hordes of puss in front of us While you & me, of course we're free But can't you hear their contempuous laugh They want us free as air... to starve
Clenched our fist, set our hearts -- Even with our backs against the wall We give our word: they shall not pass -- There are things that have to be said Combat the violence that's on the increase -- Freedom calls, now or never Better live on your feet than die on your knees -- There is no going back Even with our backs against the wall -- Clenched our fist, set our hearts There are things that have to be said -- We give our word: they shall not pass Freedom calls, now or never -- Combat the violence that's on the increase There is no going back -- Better live on your feet than die on your knees
Even with our backs against the wall There are things that have to be said Freedom calls, now or never There is no going back Clenched our fist, set our hearts We give our word: they shall not pass Combat the violence that's on the increase Better live on your feet than die on your knees
Don't die on your knees Live on your feet Don't die on your knees Live on your feet Don't die on your knees Live on your feet For no one is a slave For no one is a slave For no one is a slave For no one is a slave
Music by The Ex, lyrics taken from several revolutionary songs then turning them into a new one.