(Skank rhythm guitar starts, smooth bass line drops)
Yeah, keep the fire burning slow
We reason on the truth today
I and the rest, we carry the load
Listen close to the message
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
The people who are inside the offices, are stepping on the outsiders' moral
They look down from the window, forgetting the struggle in the portal
(I and the rest suffer)
(I and the rest suffer)
(I and the rest suffer)
(I and the rest suffer)
Mainly people who are inside the offices don't want the outsiders to benefit what they belong to
They lock the gate, they keep the key, they hide the truth from view
But I and I know the way, we see the patterns they weave
Even when the system tells us we have no reason to believe
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
Promises are made when they are swearing, entering into it
They promise change, they promise light, they promise we can make it through it
But immediately they enter the office, they change their minds and forget all the swearing they made
They walk in clean suits, leaving the hungry to sit in the shade
The expectancy of the people becomes the opposite to the system
It’s a broken record, a cycle of pain, and we are forced to listen
I and I suffer from poverty, depression, blood pressure rising high
Pick up the story now, look the situation in the eye
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
If you stand for nothing, you fall for everything
But the foundation is strong, even when the bell don't ring
Keep your head high, keep your spirit bold
Break the chains of the narrative, keep your soul from being sold
Unity is the key, even when the road is steep
We sow the seeds of justice, the harvest we shall reap
The cycle turns but the heart remains steady
We are the ones who are ready, always ready
Though the office doors stay closed and the voices stay cold
We write a new story, a truth that is bold
No more stepping on the moral of the working man
We rising up together, across the shifting sand
I and the rest, we find the strength to move ahead
With honest words and daily bread
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest suffer
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest (I and the rest suffer)
I and the rest, keep the focus
Stay strong, stay true
(I and the rest suffer)
It’s a long road, but we walking it together
Yeah, keep the fire
One love, one heart
Fade out.