Join Together
Join Together: Uniting Voices for ChangeLyrics
Stand up straight and I'll fix your collar
Encouraging someone to stand tall and fixing their collar, possibly symbolizing readiness.
Move into me 'cause I don't wanna have to holler
Asking someone to get closer to avoid having to shout or raise their voice.
Imagine all the people everywhere
Invoking a vision of unity among people worldwide.
Joining up together to fight for what's fair
Expressing the idea of people coming together to fight for justice and equality.
Now I don't have a gun so I don't pull the trigger
Stating the absence of a literal weapon, emphasizing non-violence.
I've got no army, I'm not a power figure
Rejecting the idea of being a powerful authority figure with an army.
But I've been preaching to myself
Reflecting on self-awareness and preaching against the sole pursuit of money.
Money money money money don't mean wealth
Emphasizing that money doesn't equate to true wealth or fulfillment.
Things are getting strange
Observing that circumstances are becoming unusual or difficult.
Oh yeah y yeah y yeah
Repeating the idea that things are becoming strange, possibly with concern.
Oh yeah y yeah y yeah
-I pick up the phone and I only hear a whisper
Picking up the phone and hearing a faint message, implying a sense of secrecy or mystery.
I get some story from some mystery mister
Getting a story from an unidentified person about a world in chaos.
Something 'bout a world gone wrong
Referring to a world gone wrong and the consequences faced for expressing oneself.
They're killing me for just a song
Highlighting the risk and consequences of artistic expression.
Things are starting to get strange
Reiterating that the situation is becoming strange or challenging.
They've got the guns but we've got the thunder
Asserting that despite others having guns, collective strength and unity provide a powerful defense.
Run into us and you're gonna go under
-They've got the guns but we've got the thunder
-They've got the money, but we've got the numbers
-They've got the guns but we've got the thunder
-Run into us and you're gonna go under
-When the hand that says it feeds you is the only one that bleeds you
Commenting on the irony of those claiming to support but causing harm.
Join Together, Join Together
Repeated call to "Join Together" with a strong emphasis on unity and strength.
Oh yeah y yeah y yeah Oh yeah y yeah y yeah
-Well I sat myself down by the river
Reflecting on a contemplative moment by the river and the mess in the world.
It's getting cold and I start to shiver
-I'm thinking' bout that mess they found
-dragged to the bottom then underground
-Now I don't have a gun so I don't pull the trigger
Reiteration of lacking a gun or army but emphasizing self-preaching against materialism.
I've got no army, I'm not a power figure
-But I've been preaching to myself
-Money money money money money don't mean wealth
-Things are starting to change
Noticing a significant change in the environment or circumstances.
They've got the guns but we've got the thunder
Emphasizing collective strength and numbers as a response to challenges.
Run into us and you're gonna go under
-They've got the guns but we've got the thunder
-They've got the money, but we've got the numbers
-They've got the guns but we've got the thunder
-You know there's strength, there's strength in our numbers
-Join Together, Join Together
Repeating the call to "Join Together" with a strong assertion of unity.
(They've got the guns but we've got the thunder)
-Oh Join Together, Oh Join Together,
-(They've got the guns but we've got the thunder)
-Oh yeah,
An exclamation, possibly emphasizing the importance of unity.
When the hand that says it feeds you is the only one that bleeds you
Reiterating the paradox of being misled by those claiming to provide support.
Join Together
Final call to "Join Together" with a reaffirmation of collective strength against adversity.
(They've got the guns but we've got the thunder)
-Yeah yeah yeah yeah
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