Get Up Off Our Knees
Rise Above: Embracing Unity and Action
Lyrics
Famines will be famines, banquets will be banquets
Famines and banquets will persist; disparities in wealth and living conditions.
Some spend winter in a palace, some spend it in blankets
Highlighting the contrast between the luxurious and the impoverished during winter.
Don't wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away
Discouraging judgmental gestures towards others and avoiding indifference.
Don't shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today
Caution against delaying actions, urging to address issues promptly.
Time to end the praying
Advocating an end to reliance on prayer without taking tangible actions.
Listen what they're saying
Encouraging attentive listening to societal issues.
Get up off your knees
Call to stand up and take action instead of kneeling in prayer.
You can wag your finger till your finger's sore
Emphasizing the ineffectiveness of finger-wagging as a form of protest.
Shake your head till it shakes no more
Suggesting futility in expressing disapproval without meaningful actions.
Paupers will be paupers, bankers will be bankers
Addressing the persistence of poverty and wealth inequality.
Some own pennies in a jar, some own oil tankers
Illustrating economic disparities, from pennies to oil tankers.
What may sound like tomorrow could be ours today
Warning against procrastination, emphasizing the urgency of addressing issues.
There's no more need for sorrow if we get off our knees to pray
Connecting the end of sorrow to collective action rather than prayer.
Time to end the praying
Reiterating the need to stop relying on prayer and to pay attention to societal concerns.
Listen what they're saying
Emphasizing the importance of listening to societal discourse.
Get up off your knees
Reiterating the call to stand up and take action.
You can wag your finger till your finger's sore
Highlighting the inadequacy of mere finger-wagging without concrete actions.
Shake your head till it shakes no more
Emphasizing the need for impactful actions over symbolic gestures.
Countries will be countries, borders will be borders
Acknowledging the existence of nations and borders.
Some have lost their folks at war, some have give orders
Illustrating the contrasting experiences of those directly affected by war.
Don't wag your fingers at them and turn to walk away
Discouraging judgmental gestures and promoting engagement with global issues.
Don't shoot someone tomorrow that you can shoot today
Warning against postponing actions that can address current problems.
Time to end the praying
Advocating an end to relying solely on prayer to solve societal issues.
Listen what they're saying
Stressing the importance of actively listening to societal concerns.
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