Public Enemy — So Be It

And if you don’t like this thing, let’s get ready to change it! [Verse 1: Chuck D and (Flavor Flav)] It got the summer written all over it It is time, time for it to happen What the fuck is it? (Get it!) Some still can’t deal with it Kill fast until they kill it DJ Lord, Public Enemy, they be killin’ it Still don’t get it confused Shit I be killin’ it dude Elevated It ain’t the shoes It is what it is So be it Ain’t just pointin’ to my fitted It’s what’s inside it (Get it, get it, get it) It’s happenin’ It’s got feeling, it’s got groove Power to the people It’s got nothing to lose You can bob it, weave it Some love it some leave it Knowledge is power but Some keep it a secret Some really need it Some say it from the rooftops It’s doorstops and stoops Till it’s livin’ and breathin’ Yo Yo one two So bet it and let it be [Chorus] Y’all know it So be it Then be it so So it be Revolution Then let it be known C-H-A-N-G-E-I-T So be it and let it be Y’all know it So be it Then be it so So it be Revolution Then let it be known C-H-A-N-G-E-I-T So be it and let it be [Verse 2: Chuck D, Jahi, and (Flavor Flav)] It can be whatever you believe in It can’t stop, won’t stop Not a one size fit Whatever you want in the world Start by being it I’ll never star it, spangle it, banner it Some voted it It is what it is Hope got choked out didn’t it (Get it!) Press secretaries in suits that just don’t fit Chuck I got it, can’t stop it Or cock block it Ignore these false prophets Blinded by fake profit It is a damn shame It is the same game It is too late to complain Can’t stand it (Get it!) Loud and proud, too strong to ignore it Either you against it, huh yeah, or you for it Lie for it, die for it, do your damn best At the test, come on uh, yeah try for it Political landscape morbid Seen my ancestors forbid it Jahi and Marcus wrote it (Wooo-eee!) [Chorus] Y’all know it So be it Then be it so So it be Revolution Then let it be known C-H-A-N-G-E-I-T So be it and let it be Y’all know it So be it Then be it so So it be Revolution Then let it be known C-H-A-N-G-E-I-T So be it and let it be [Verse 3: Chuck D and Jahi] But you can quote it if I spoke it I spray words on the target Hold my pen the same way they hold an AK Cause you can still lose your life for it Some belief in me is all that I need I know it, so be it, it be so, so it be I never ask for it, that’s just me being me State of the free it As I see it through world eyes Not on the demise Global people on the rise Don’t sit! You pick up the pieces I’ll bring the glue So be it for me, so you can be you You pick up the pieces I’ll bring the glue So be it for me, so you can be you You pick up the pieces I’ll bring the glue So be it for me, so you can be you One two One two So be it and let it be [Chorus] Y’all know it So be it Then be it so So it be Revolution Then let it be known (Come on!) C-H-A-N-G-E-I-T So be it and let it be Y’all know it So be it Then be it so So it be Revolution Then let it be known C-H-A-N-G-E-I-T So be it and let it be [Outro] Get up, it’s the moment they fear Can’t stop won’t stop Be the change you wanna be Be the change you wanna see Get up, it’s the moment they fear Get up, it’s the moment they fear C-H-A-N-G-E-I-T So be it and let it be