We Will be Heard

Lyrics

[Verse 1] At thirteen, I was twistin' up the herb in the riverside reserve Lil punk, teachers spoke, but I ain't listen to a word That just made 'em say the kid'd never learn I pick myself up 'cause the system doesn't work Everybody start livin' cheque-to-cheque Knee-deep in credit debt, just tryna get ahead Wonderin' what it all represents Extra stressed on the mornin' shift, barely slept We work 'til five, party 'til three Then we right back by sunup, how hard could it be? First ones to come and the last ones to leave When that Bacardi in reach, we make a bar at the beach Party in the street 'til the cops come Who cares if they catchin' with us in the long run? Excuse me if I'm on one, pardon my demeanour But I got a life to live before it starts to lose its meanin' because we are [Chorus] We are the youth, these are our stories C'mon and sing it loud, we will be heard! We are the youth, these are our stories C'mon and sing it loud, we will be heard! [Hook] "Turn up the mics, let me speak to them" "Turn up the mics, let me speak to them" "Turn up the mics, let me-turn up the mics, let me" (Uh) "Turn up the mics, let me speak to them" [Verse 2] They're makin' up the rules and playin' us like fools In the process, no wonder why you so stressed Burnin' the candle at both ends tryna progress With a car full o' kids, singin', "Daddy, are we home yet?" You either fightin' for a slice o' somethin' you won't get Or fightin' for somethin' that you just don't get We all fightin' for less, under the pretence If it don't make dollars, it don't make sense Shit, I'd love to be rich, who wouldn't You're kiddin' if you say you wouldn't They let us run around with our heads in the sand 'til we're through Lookin' for gold 'cause the world's cold, even for the do-gooders So I raise hell, no Heaven for a saint either You pray for a different image, but follow the same leader Killin' independent thoughts, straight either Like it or not, but when we die, we all get the same freedom Never understood hate based on race Gender, age, or whether somebody's gay or straight either I hate everyone the same, fuck you very much Close the door, turn the music up, that's the spot [Chorus] We are the youth, these are our stories C'mon and sing it loud, we will be heard! We are the youth, these are our stories C'mon and sing it loud, we will be heard! [Hook] Put 'em up, put 'em up, put 'em up "Turn up the mics" Put 'em up, put 'em up "Let me speak to them" Put 'em up, put 'em up, put 'em up "Turn up the mics" Put 'em up, put 'em up [Verse 3] Run, run, run, don't let 'em catch you Don't stand up straight just 'cause they told you, you have to Pride is perspective, don't let 'em trap you In all o' the bullshit that you're s'posed to adapt to I tend to run out o' energy for the pleasantries I ain't tryna work for someone else 'til I'm seventy I'm tryna get a piece, don't want no one to share with me I want my own and to get it, I bare my teeth I'm in the thick of it Forgiveness is a pot o' gold at the end of a rainbow o' bitterness Administer the serum, get a hit o' this Van Gogh on 'is deathbed couldn't illustrate how ill it is Look at the conditions that the kid has been livin' in Just thank God he grew disciplined I'm far from innocent or a clean cut citizen But he know right from wrong, so what the fuck is the difference? I don't see what the fuss is 'bout, I ain't see the significance You approach life passive, me? I'm more militant See? I don't have the degrees or certificates But you learn the most out o' life by livin' it I treat mine like a song and I'm mixin' it Tryna turn up opportunity, turn down the ignorance So if you need me, I'ma be with my mistresses With a smile on my face, livin' limitless, this is us [Chorus] We are the youth, these are our stories C'mon and sing it loud, we will be heard! We are the youth, these are our stories C'mon and sing it loud, we will be heard! [Hook] "Turn up the mics, let me speak to them" "Turn up the mics, let me speak to them" "Turn up the mics, let me-turn up the mics, let me" "Turn up the mics, let me speak to them" [Outro] "Turn up the mics- -Let me speak to them"