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 f**ed up empire I'll never let myself become Just another apathetic motherf**er 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