Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)

It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 It is the groundin' of a foot uncompromisin'
 It's not forgoin' of the lie, It's not the openin' of eyes
 It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 It's not the shade we should be casting
 It's the light, it's the obstacle that casts it
 It's the heat that drives the light
 It's the fire it ignites
 It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 It's not the song, it is the singin'
 It's the heaven of the human spirit ringin'
 It is the bringin' of the line
 It is the bearin' of the rhyme
 It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 And I could cry power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power, Lord!
 Nina cried power
 Billie cried power
 Mavis cried power
 And I could cry power
 Power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power, Lord!
 Curtis cried power
 Patti cried power
 Nina cried power
 It's not the wall, but what's behind it
 Oh, the fear of fellow men is near assignment
 And everything that we're denied
 By keepin' the divide
 It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 And I could cry power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power, Lord!
 Nina cried power
 Lennon cried power
 James Brown cried power
 And I could cry power
 Power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power
 Billy cried power
 Joni cried power
 Nina cried power
 And I could cry power
 Power has been cried by those stronger than me
 Straight into the face that tells you to rattle your chains
 If you love bein' free
 Ah, Lord, I could cry power
 Power (power)
 'Cause power is my love when my love reaches to me
 James Brown cried power
 Seger cried power
 Marvin cried power
 Yeah ah, power
 James cried power
 Millie cried power
 Patti cried power
 Billie, power
 Dylan, power
 Woody, power
 Nina cried power
 
 It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 It is the groundin' of a foot uncompromisin'
 It's not forgoin' of the lie, It's not the openin' of eyes
 It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 It's not the shade we should be casting
 It's the light, it's the obstacle that casts it
 It's the heat that drives the light
 It's the fire it ignites
 It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 It's not the song, it is the singin'
 It's the heaven of the human spirit ringin'
 It is the bringin' of the line
 It is the bearin' of the rhyme
 It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 And I could cry power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power, Lord!
 Nina cried power
 Billie cried power
 Mavis cried power
 And I could cry power
 Power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power, Lord!
 Curtis cried power
 Patti cried power
 Nina cried power
 It's not the wall, but what's behind it
 Oh, the fear of fellow men is near assignment
 And everything that we're denied
 By keepin' the divide
 It's not the wakin', it's the risin'
 And I could cry power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power, Lord!
 Nina cried power
 Lennon cried power
 James Brown cried power
 And I could cry power
 Power (power)
 Power (power)
 Power
 Billy cried power
 Joni cried power
 Nina cried power
 And I could cry power
 Power has been cried by those stronger than me
 Straight into the face that tells you to rattle your chains
 If you love bein' free
 Ah, Lord, I could cry power
 Power (power)
 'Cause power is my love when my love reaches to me
 James Brown cried power
 Seger cried power
 Marvin cried power
 Yeah ah, power
 James cried power
 Millie cried power
 Patti cried power
 Billie, power
 Dylan, power
 Woody, power
 Nina cried power