Stand Up And Fight Back
Rise Against Injustice: Stand Up and Fight Back with Jimmy Cliff
Lyrics
Stand up and fight back,
Encouragement to take a stand and resist
You got nothing to lose
Assuring that there's no risk in standing up
Stand up and fight back,
Reiteration of the call to resist
You got nothing to lose
Reassurance that resistance has no negative consequences
You got nothing to lose,
Emphasis on the absence of anything to lose
To lose, to lose, to lose, to lose
Repetition emphasizing the lack of losses
You got nothing to lose,
Stressing the absence of losses
To lose, to lose, to lose, to lose
Reiteration emphasizing the lack of losses
Oneness is a reality,
Highlighting the importance of unity
Suppressed by evil mentality
Indicating that unity is hindered by a negative mindset
Your heart yearns for love,
Desire for love in one's heart
And your mind cries for peace and happiness
Yearning for peace and happiness in the mind
Stand up and fight back,
Repetition of the call to resist with emphasis on lack of risk
You got nothing to lose
Reassurance that resistance carries no consequences
Stand up and fight back,
Reiteration of the call to resist
You got nothing to lose
Reassurance that resistance has no negative consequences
You got nothing to lose,
Emphasis on the absence of anything to lose
To lose, to lose, to lose, to lose
Repetition emphasizing the lack of losses
You got nothing to lose,
Stressing the absence of losses
To lose, to lose, to lose, to lose
Reiteration emphasizing the lack of losses
Ever since generations, they been saying it will change
Historical acknowledgement that promises of change often go unfulfilled
It will change, it will change, it will change, it will change,
Repetition of the expectation of change
But it never seems to change
Expression of frustration that change doesn't happen
No matter how high the price you pay,
Despite the cost, resistance is met with opposition
They're gonna say you're wrong any way
Expectation of being criticized regardless of efforts
People like a malignant cancer,
Comparing negative influences to a cancerous growth
Oh how they shun the truth
Observation of society avoiding the truth
Stand up and fight back,
Repetition of the call to resist with emphasis on lack of risk
You got nothing to lose
Reassurance that resistance carries no consequences
Stand up and fight back,
Reiteration of the call to resist
You got nothing to lose
Reassurance that resistance has no negative consequences
You got nothing to lose,
Emphasis on the absence of anything to lose
To lose, to lose, to lose, to lose
Repetition emphasizing the lack of losses
You got nothing to lose,
Stressing the absence of losses
To lose, to lose, to lose, to lose
Reiteration emphasizing the lack of losses
No matter what the people say,
Encouragement to face criticism boldly
Never, never, never run away
Emphasis on never running away from challenges
You're the youth, you're the change, you're the new,
Acknowledgment of the youth as agents of change
You're the one to free yourself
Empowerment to free oneself from challenges
Stand up and fight back,
Repetition of the call to resist with emphasis on lack of risk
You got nothing to lose
Reassurance that resistance carries no consequences
Stand up and fight back,
Reiteration of the call to resist
You got nothing to lose
Reassurance that resistance has no negative consequences
You got nothing to lose,
Emphasis on the absence of anything to lose
To lose, to lose, to lose, to lose
Repetition emphasizing the lack of losses
You got nothing to lose,
Stressing the absence of losses
To lose, to lose, to lose, to lose
Reiteration emphasizing the lack of losses
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