"I regard myself as a soldier...a soldier of peace." - Ghandi Rise Up "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty...the pursuit of happiness." - The Declaration of Independence Lookin' at millions under a circus tent Watchin' a jackass chase a dumb pachyderm Oh what a show! Tappin' on any shoulder that I can find Of anyone on there who might change their mind It's time to go. To the real world outside with those pirate ships The drunken sailors with dirty lips That rule the night Shoutin' don't be afraid of those wicked men There's more of us than there are of them Come join the fight! Rise up and be counted Take your part in the solution Linking arm in arm, to arms, to arms Lower your guns and raise your voices Join the peaceful revolution Shout I'm mad as hell and I will ring the bell of freedom Ride with me from Boston to Phili to LA With reason come marching With knowledge come drumming Let everyone hear you Each soul that is near you The British are coming! the British are coming! We built a house of sticks a hall of parlor tricks But we blame it all on our politics Oh what a shame! Truth is the cancer ain't just in the head Half the body's nearly dead We're all to blame Time to pledge no more standing on one thin leg Lack of principle's a powder-keg And we can't wait If we just say what we mean mean what we say Take back the power we gave away It's not too late - Grab your tea and follow me Rise up and be counted Take your part in the solution Linking arm in arm with words as arms Lower your guns and raise your voices Join the peaceful revolution Have you an ear to hear, an eye that sees us We come in the Spirit of Martin, of Ghandi, of Jesus Holding fast to the words with the power that frees us Rise up. Make your choices Choose the peaceful revolution Sell what you have to sell so the devil can tell Then let them raise their hell And we will ring the bell of freedom The bell of freedom The bell of freedom

Virtue is the enemy, anger now the norm Greed the only currency keeping rich and poor both warm You've seen enough of what was beautiful erode Now you're running in before it all explodes Never alone in the day of fire and ice Never alone in the way of sacrifice Never alone when you dare defend the right Never alone when you're standing in the light There are always others near, though you may not see When the choice is crystal clear force or ever free You'll be reaping now where many once have sowed You're not the only one to walk a straight and narrow road Never alone saying more than you would say Never alone as they shout "behold the fool!" Never alone paying more than you could pay Never alone in the stain of ridicule Never alone when they're twisting in the knife Never alone when you're laying down your life Never alone at the limit of your might Never alone when you're standing in the light We are not alone, forged for any weather Tear the sinews break the bones, We are bound together We know as we are known, far seeing is our sight Founded on the stone, Standing in the light Founded on the stone, Standing in the light Never alone as the conflict rages on Never alone in the aching of the night Never alone til the breaking of the dawn Never alone when you're taking up the fight Never alone though all hope is waning dim Never alone you're on wings of seraphim Never alone love's the current of your flight Never alone when you're standing in the light Never alone

Peace, prosperity, pride Our wizards said there’d be no ebb to this tide And the sages did not see the spaces to hide Or the cracks in the footings, the termites inside Then darkness broke through that clear morn in September When our land saw the blackest hell I swore what I’d be, and I would remember The day after... When what to my wondering worry worn eyes Mere strangers at once turn near kindred with binding ties City to city to wide open country skies No left or right, black or white, hands on hearts, all please arise! The light that shone through those dark days like an ember Lit the fires of the citadel And we swore what we'd be, we'd always remember The days after the towers fell Short memories, of braveries, of slaveries, Prone to retreat And walk through the door, like Rome before, forevermore Known in defeat The remedy, no mystery: know history Or be doomed to repeat it. Just seven short years, oops! we've blown it again The bubbles this time around are bigger times ten The Animal spirits broke loose from the pen Can we put them back, pull the slack, right the track But it's business as usual, we're playing the fool Though no bodies falling to the ground, no smell of jet fuel The carnage lying round the bend's as real and as cruel Many realms gone before have marched to their December While the crowds cried "all is well!" That fate will be ours if we don't remember The days after, the days after The towers fell Remember the days after Remember the day after Remember the day after Remember, Remember, Remember