[Spoken Word Intro with tension building guitar solo and crowd cheers] “Time to rise" "or stay beneath" "choose your side, common man. ” [Verse and Crowd murmuring] I’m scraping what’s left while their towers gleam bright Fattened on sweat that we pour in the night Their gold-plated lies cast our hopes in the shade But embers will glow where the downtrodden wade [Pre-Chorus and Crowd noise] They tax every heartbeat to crush our resolve But fire ignites when the oppressed evolve [Chorus crowd cheering] We’re second-class citizens, tossed in the ditch Bound by their fortunes, we're the [Crowd Roaring Voice Drowns Out Lead] (Bitch! of the Rich!!) [Return to Verse crowd swelling] Eyes on the horizon, we’ll not take the switch Hearts burn like wildfire in the midnight glitch [Verse and crowd quieting] Silken-backed tyrants toast in their halls While hunger’s cold whisper drags us through walls Their silver-tongued prophets preach doom and despair We’re learning our power from each breath of fresh air [Pre-Chorus and crowd rumbles] They mock our rebellion with sneers full of scorn But hope is the weapon with which we’re reborn [Chorus and crowd singing along] We’re second-class citizens, tossed in the ditch Bound by their fortunes, we're the [Crowd Roaring Voice] (Bitch! of the Rich!!) [Return to Verse crowd quieting] Eyes on the horizon, we won't give an inch Hearts burn like wildfire in the midnight glitch [Bridge and crowd excited] From silent back alleys to storming front lines, we stand Hammer in hand, tearing down castles from the skyline Our unity’s thunder will shatter their lies Together we rise as their empire dies [Breakdown Spoken Word Shouted and crowd rising] "They can throw us away." "They can’t bury our spark." "This is our uprising!" [Final Chorus and crowd chanting along] We’re second-class citizens, tossed in the ditch Bound by their fortunes, we're the [Crowd Roaring Voice] (Bitch! of the Rich!!) [Return to Verse crowd cheering] No more quiet submission, we’re not yours to bewitch Wake every broken soul in the midnight glitch [End guitar solo fades into a heartbeat riff, then cuts to silence]
