adam clayton powell and 125th we are here to boast our victory or slit our little wrists century revolve around rage and pride and shame well, the ground can't shine much brighter than the marks we leave in flames and we will charge you say up for facing the enemy within with blood and bones and organs not the color of your skin speed or indecision the choices that we make we can gas it into overdrive or slamming on the brakes charge - up and down the boulevard will hear the benediction as it spills out in the yard charge - your papers have been served did you really think you're gonna get the justice you deserve? and we can charge my neighborhood messiah wants another cigarette well, i love him like a brother, haven't learned to like him yet well, he says he got a mainline, a secret route to grace do we sign up for the koolaid? are we running in the race or will we - charge - we're blowin' out the doors. we're offerin' an olive branch wrapped up in c4 charge - push the plunger in the box and we sail off in the sunset or we crash it on the rocks and we can charge you seem to have an answer every time you speak if silence is a virtue does that mean your moral's weak? everybody has a moment and this one's gonna pass will you raise your fist and saber, child, will you sit back on your ass charge - they're asking for the cash we're a little bit embarrassed that we even had to ask charge - we'll credit your account did you really think the shadow's gonna hide the body count? and we can charge the bells of st. joseph are ringing through the night they are laughing and they're weepin' and they're bathing in the light and i'm standing on the morningside with st. john the divine either sunlight or explosions, at least we're gonna shine charge - we're giving you the sword can't blame it on the devil or give credit to the lord charge - now you're gonna wear the crown so don't tell us that it's up to us we'll only let us down charge - up the boulevard from the kitchens and the closets gonna hit the concrete hard charge - will the victory taste sweet? well, you're gonna find out quickly 'cause it's spillin' in the streets charge charge charge charge who's in charge you've been charged so then charge go and charge blow the charge charge charge charge charge we can charge