Rise Up lyrics - Ne-Yo

(from "Step Up 3" soundtrack)

The time is now

Rise up

You feel like I feel?

Rise up

What's that in the air?

Is it the sound of sirens?

Ain't I'm supposed to feel safe?

Tell me why then do I

Feel like runnin' n' hidin?

Tired of names on a T-Shirt

Tired of my momma cryin'

Tired of the powers that be

Be the powers that be

That be doin' all the lyin'

N' I been tryin' to keep it calm,

I be tryin' to keep it calm

But because of my race

And the skin on my face

Everybody wanna do me harm

But still I be tryna keep it calm

I be tryna keep it calm

Another black man dead

I woke up this mornin' wishin' I could drop a bomb

Rise up from the ashes

Rise up from the pain

Rise up from the system

We helped build but don't treat us the same

Rise up for my brother

Rise up for her name

If you feel like I feel

And you think it's time to see change

Rise up

We gonna make it

You know I got you got me

We gonna make it

And if they won't give

Then we gotta take it

I said if they won't give

Then we gotta rise up

Liberty in justice

Money n' the power?

I got a question

Where the hell is ours?

You don't wanna give us none

So we take your food n' devour

You don't wanna hear my voice

So I guess I gotta speak a lil' louder

Rise up from the ashes

Rise up from the pain

Rise up from the system

We helped build but don't treat us the same

Rise up for my brother

Rise up for her name

If you feel like I feel

And you think it's time to see change

Rise up

We gonna make it

You know I got you got me

We gonna make it

And if they won't give

Then we gotta take it

I said if they won't give

Then we gotta rise up

Rise up from the ashes

Rise up from the pain

Rise up from the system

We helped build but don't treat us the same

Rise up for my brother

Rise up for her name

If you feel like I feel

And you think it's time to see change

Rise up

If you feel like I feel

And you think it's time to see change

Rise up