I can't accept what's been done I'll question the motives Of all things under the sun There's something wrong When a man is kept down By another man's hand with a gun We need to start a fire To act consciously To save us from our own defeat Because there is still a war That we must eliminate And save ourselves From this conscious state When you just can't take anymore And you're being kept down START A FIRE We've gotta cut our ties To a life lived in denial I wish I could strike a match And set fire to this fucked up empire I'll never let myself become Just another apathetic motherfucker Who knows what we could do If we would only try If we turn our heads and walk away This fire won't survive START A FIRE