elevated people

now that I’m conscious
what in the world do I see
righteous indignation
inhumanity

we got guns in the Holy Land
we’re killing our fellow man
elevated people
we gotta take a stand

to be conscious
is to be aware
that’s what’s on your behind
isn’t nearly as important
as what’s in your mind

or for that matter
what you feed your child
don’t sacrifice your check
just to stay in style
you say slavery is gone
but I say that it lives
on and on

what about your living space
and all of this
material disgrace

see
we gotta change the way
you be
he be
she be
they be
we be
thinking

the way we speak
the way we behave
the way we treat each other
the way we allow others to treat us

now that I’m conscious
what in the world do I see
righteous indignation
inhumanity

we got guns in the Holy Land
we’re killing our fellow man
elevated people
we gotta take a stand