Stop pretending nothing's going on in this world Fight for equality, hands up don't shoot Stop pretending nothing's going on in this world Fight for equality, hands up don't shoot Don't you pick me out, cause I'm a needle in a haystack Funky on this jam like my riders was way back Don't you put me in the back of the bus I'll struggle if I must, till they scatter my dust Don't you point those fingers as if aiming triggers It's all you pointing at yourself in the mirror Cause I can't, I can't, I can't cope with the standards Wishing for some change while I'm trying to find the answers But oh I, oh I, I think it's about time To fight till the throne's mine Now please stop pretending everything is alright Cause you can run but you can't hide From the issues and problems in the real world So get em, tell em, tell em that this jam Is my only way of living in a free world Is my only way of living in a free world Stop pretending nothing's going on in this world Fight for equality, hands up don't shoot Stop pretending nothing's going on in this world Fight for equality, hands up don't shoot Let's walk in this parade together Realize it ain't over and fight for a better world You heard it, stop hiding the truth Let's make a man do what we started Look these broken-hearted people in their eyes Fight, supply it to yourself, institutionalize Them that's scared to build us, do we believe what they tell us? Get it, just walk in this parade together Gather, gather right and let me tell ya It's not only war in the streets Also the war within our souls that can change the weather Don't you get that? Or do you think you're the exception? They should accept that, fuck that This shit ain't over This shit ain't over Stop pretending nothing's going on in this world Fight for equality, hands up don't shoot Stop pretending nothing's going on in this world Fight for equality, hands up don't shoot Fight for equality, hands up don't shoot Stop pretending nothing's going on in this world Fight for equality, hands up don't shoot Stop pretending nothing's going on in this world