Forum Post: We Are The Many - by Makana

Absolute Poetic Brilliance is how I would describe the protest song (to top all protest songs) of our time! I was deeply moved by Makana's most articulate communication skills. Listen on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq3BYw4xjxE

And here are the lyrics for those who wish to learn it word for word. - L.D.

    We Are The Many - by Makana

We come here and gather round the stage The time has come for us to voice our rage Against the ones who’ve trapped us in a cage To steal from us the value of our wage

From underneath the vestiture of law The lobbyists at Washington do naught At liberty the bureaucrats Guffaw And until they are purged we won’t withdraw

We’ll occupy the streets, we’ll occupy the courts We’ll occupy the offices of you... ‘till you do The bidding of the many not the few

Our nation was built upon the right Of every person to improve their plight The laws of this republic they rewrite And now a few own everything in sight

They own it free of liability They own that they are not like you and me Their influence dictates legality And until they are stopped we are not free

We’ll occupy the streets, we’ll occupy the courts We’ll occupy the offices of you... ‘till you do The bidding of the many not the few

You enforce your monopolies with guns While sacrificing our daughters and sons But certain things belong to everyone Your thievery has left the people none

So take heed of our notice to redress We have little to loose we must confess Your empty words do leave us unimpressed A growing number join us in protest

We’ll occupy the streets, we’ll occupy the courts We’ll occupy the offices of you... ‘till you do The bidding of the many not the few

You can’t divide us into sides And from our gaze you cannot hide Denial serves to amplify And our allegiance you can’t buy

Our government is not for sale The banks do not deserve a bail We will not reward those who fail We will not move ‘till we prevail

We’ll occupy the streets, we’ll occupy the courts We’ll occupy the offices of you... ‘till you do The bidding of the many not the few

We’ll occupy the streets, we’ll occupy the courts We’ll occupy the offices of you... ‘till you do The bidding of the many not the few We are the many... not the few.