Songwriter: Pharoahe Monch Lee Stone
Producer: Lee Stone
[Intro]
If speed is what you need
If progress what you want to possess
See, when the system get you down
You got to just stand
[Verse 1]
I am just one man but I know my power
It's the final call, we're in the final hour
And we must not divide as we march toward our future
Who are they to decide when they conspire to shoot yah
Ahh, that could've been my mother
Ohh, that could’ve been my brother
As sure as we circle the sun and the earth revolves
Get involved, get involved, get involved, get involved
[Chorus]
Stand your ground
[Verse 2]
They'll say I've lost my mind, claim that I'm psychotic
He's a fucking traitor, he's unpatriotic
But I learned in life, truth, it must be slated
And I know my rights, they're un-alienated
Descendent of the blood of slaves
Used to be the one afraid
Until I learned my soul's divine
Amalgamate, let's combine, unify, get in line and
[Chorus]
Stand your ground
If speed is what you need
If progress what you want to possess
See, when the system get you down
You got to just stand
[Verse 1]
I am just one man but I know my power
It's the final call, we're in the final hour
And we must not divide as we march toward our future
Who are they to decide when they conspire to shoot yah
Ahh, that could've been my mother
Ohh, that could’ve been my brother
As sure as we circle the sun and the earth revolves
Get involved, get involved, get involved, get involved
[Chorus]
Stand your ground
[Verse 2]
They'll say I've lost my mind, claim that I'm psychotic
He's a fucking traitor, he's unpatriotic
But I learned in life, truth, it must be slated
And I know my rights, they're un-alienated
Descendent of the blood of slaves
Used to be the one afraid
Until I learned my soul's divine
Amalgamate, let's combine, unify, get in line and
[Chorus]
Stand your ground