By Jill McLaughlin 
Standing around and you’re waiting,
you want to be inspired
you listen hard for the song
that’s gonna
make a statement worth stating
before the melody comes you’re tired
don’t even know what’s right what’s wrong
You gotta
know what’s wrong to make it right
can’t look past the blood and bones
too many suffering while you listen
for the
tune that’s gonna shine that light
oust mad men kings and topple thrones
loose chains and free humanity’s children
but you
gotta understand that it’s up to you
if you wanna hear a revolutionary sound
you gotta give them the words and
take the
actions that push on through
and makes solid the ground
that gives them courage to stand
you should
know that you’re the ones
that they’ll write music about
so give em melody and words to sing
about how
you liberated the millions
that were kept down and out,
a better world you brought into being
The song comes after you
and the music follows