Welcome

As I stand before you

With my head held high

I, too, have known

The feeling of fear

My favorite question

Being "why?"

Word to the wise

The wherefore's and how's

The past has happened

We have the presence of here

To know the future is coming now

What is happening with us?

My, we have changed

And we are changing

The world rearranging

To all my people

All across the world

I bring a message to you

As true as that sun

Welcome To The Revolution

I'm doing great

And I can't wait

I'm on a vision mission

They wanted what?

They can't have it

They only want

To eat me alive

I don't want a piece of the pie

I really don't need

My own plane in the sky

A butterfly

Pretty as can be

Like a spider

You don't want it with me

Earthquakes, lightning

And Southern tornados

That wind in my face

As the Northern air blows

Doctors in back-alleys

And air-raids that don't stop

Hunted like animals

Chased by the cops

In sweatshops

And Corcoran cages

I know your sincere hopes

I've read your Back Pages

Craving for connection

Feels like no one's left but you

And now you ask yourself

"Where is the new?"

You want the wizard?

You want to see his face?

This house is haunted

Living in a haze

I love the lizards

Been here for days

I smell the burning bonfires

Out on Broadway

Like a cry

You hear in the night

Or like the time

You just did what's right

This is the place

To stand up tall

You're crushed so hard

Put down for too long

Out of the pan and into the fire

Dog on a leash

Man on a wire

Where we sit

And how we talk

The books we read

And why we walk

The days that pass

And how you live

The curiosity of the kids

The sky above

The lava below

I've got my reasons

I am ready to go

I'm ready to fight

I'm ready to run

I am ready

For the Revolution

Here, you won't be delivered

From bondage or saved from sin

Guaranteed enlightenment

Gold coins for your kin

I have seen the down side of up

And the outside of in

The inside of out

Here's how your head spins:

All that matters is matter

And the other stuff too

What you're expecting

And what is out-of-the-blue

I stand before you

Filled to the brim with love

Let me be the one to welcome you

To the Revolution