1. IT BEGINS

(Instrumental)


2. A CUT ABOVE

Here's what it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest

Nobody understands what it takes to be the man
Having every single person say you can't when you can
To give up everything you've ever known for a dream
And never stop the fight no matter how hard it seems

You sacrifice, you bleed, you sweat, and you cry
Doing everything you can not to lay down and die
When you fall and you call out; there's no one to help
So you've got no other option but to pick up yourself

At the end of the battle you're the only one standing
Everyone watching, the stage you're commanding
The pages of history will speak of today
And when they talk about the champion
This is what they'll say:

Here's what it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the resT
Here's what it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest

People will break you right down to nothing if you let 'em
They say, "There's a million others like you,
What makes you better?"
But remember that these folks are afraid of the unknown
They're the ones who wet the bed
If they go 10 miles from home

Stay Down: Is what they scream in your ear
The only weapon that they have to use is fear
So you take all the beatings and you take all the hits,
But your back on your feet for more, you don't quit

You'll never back down, never stop, never pause
Never give up, never sacrifice the cause
This is your life, you gonna let somebody take it?
Look in the mirror: That's all you need to make it

Here's what it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest
Here's what it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest

The smoke has all cleared, and you own the thrown
You're king of the castle, and everybody knows
They bow in your presence, and fear your might
Cause they know for damn sure what it, what it

What it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest
Here's what it looks like (Looks like)
Being the best
What it looks like, to be a cut above the rest
A cut above the rest
A cut above the rest


3. RIGHT NOW

We've broken down the walls tonight
No longer are we trapped inside
We've all seen the rising tide
The writing on the wall has kept us alive

But now has come the time to attack
To even the score, bring the balance back
Our plan set, the blueprints burned
We're on our way to claim what we have earned

These our words, this our song:
We have but one another, I rely on you my brother
We take this vow, to show the world how

The future is in our hands...

Right now,
This is the hour
Right now,
We have the power
Right now,
No more lies.
This is the moment, the bold now rise
Right now,
This is the hour
Right now,
Now we have the power
Right now,
No time to wait around,
'Cause this is your life Right now

As we march to the gates
Revolution about to take place
A call heard; the signal's made
The mortar blasts away as we invade

Judgment Day has finally arrived
This is for the ones who barely survived
We're not afraid to stand for what's right
And this definitely isn't going down without a fight

Right now,
This is the hour
Right now,
We have the power
Right now,
No more lies.
This is the moment, the bold now rise
Right now,
This is the hour
Right now,
Now we have the power
Right now,
No time to wait around,
'Cause this is your life Right now

We've had enough
We're calling your bluff
Hands in the air...
Stick 'em up!

Right now,
This is the hour
Right now,
We have the power
Right now,
No more lies.
This is the moment, the bold now rise
Right now,
This is the hour
Right now,
Now we have the power
Right now,
No time to wait around,
'Cause this is your life Right now


4. OUR WORLD

Wake up!
This is the real deal not a test
Now society is calling out an SOS
Get down on the ground, put the earth to your ear
You feel that sound? That's revolution you hear

Welcome to the greatest battle of all time
We've just officially been targeted by our own kind
The time has arrived now were sounding the alarm
Man up, grab your loved ones, get everybody armed

Prime all the triggers and try to remain calm
As we gather all the weapons and prepare the bomb
Now we got it on lockdown, we're ready to go,
Get on the radio, send it out, let everybody know

The threat is getting closer, the sky is turning gray
It's right on the horizon, today is the day
It's within the city limits rolling fast like a mist
Now were caught up in the midst, this is it:
The Apocalypse

Since the very beginning of mankind
In every generation, every era in time
There has always come an instant where we must define
Who we are as a people when we must cross the line

This is that moment, now you're gonna find
Exactly what you're really made of inside
When comes right down to it what you gonna choose
To proudly hold your ground or just lie down and lose?

The brave at the frontlines, ready for war
The enemy approaching outside the door
Dust off your voice box, time to be heard
And as the gate drops
We'll be screaming these words:

This is our world, our streets, our war
Our lives – This is what we fight for
Our choice – to make the wrong things right with
Our voice – We bring day to the night

This is our world, our streets, our war
Our lives – This is what we fight for
Our choice – We're the voice of the globe
Turn up the volume so everybody knows
This is Our World
(Ladies and gentlemen:
May we please have your undivided attention as our
Featured guest speaker now takes the stage)

Camaraderie is an oddity now in this age
Silence becomes violence when it's mixed with rage
Tragedies and death; they say it's all a phase
Society lying to me:
It's on the front page

Homicides, genocides, can't run the streets
If you saggin' and you flaggin' it's cold; you keep heat
I understand your plan; be strong not weak
My gut feelin' is this killin' goin' make us obsolete

Let's defy not rely on negativity
We gotta makeover, takeover these communities
Analyze, capitalize, opportunities
Speaking of change aint strange
It all starts with me and you. So what you gonna do?
Close your eyes and just glide 'till your life it through?
We've got work to do. We're gonna start – know how?
By saying these words right here
Right Now!

This is our world, our streets, our war
Our lives – This is what we fight for
Our choice – to make the wrong things right with
Our voice – We bring day to the night

This is our world, our streets, our war
Our lives – This is what we fight for
Our choice – We're the voice of the globe
Turn up the volume so everybody knows
This is Our World

(You gonna stand by and just let somebody run your life?
You gonna let
Somebody tell you what to do?
This is your world;
You make the rules, you
Make the difference...)

You think one man don't make a difference, think again
'Cause I just started an army picking up a pen

This begins a global collaboration
To take the whole world and make but one nation
This aint no imitation what you hearing is elite
That's why everything stops when you hear us speak

Oh! Back to the mission at hand, we've got a plan
Take the message that were sending and spread it across the land
It's in black and white, it's been written, been read
Now let every single syllable settle into your head
As it slowly resonates from your mind to your feet
We'll make the earthquake from stomping this beat
'Cause if you're hearing this right now the battles been won
It's spreading my friend, The Takeover Has Begun


5. STAND

I'm standing at the edge of space and time
Deciding if my being alive is a crime
And if I jump and sail out into the abyss
How much will I really miss?

I'm inching closer, closer to my fate
Lacking a backup plan or escape
And I'm just about to finally go and move ahead
When a voice calls out to me
Here's what it said:

Stand,
Every woman and man
This is a call for all to rise up and stand
Stand,
Every woman and man
Raise up your voice and say that I can
Stand,
Every woman and man
This is a call for all to rise up and
All rise up and say...
I can!

Get back up on your feet
You're much to strong to quit on me
Now dry your eyes and brace your back
Prepare for warfare
Here comes the attack

You're nearly there so don't you stop
Making your very own way to the top
And when you see your victory
Together we will be
We're now free

Stand,
Every woman and man
This is a call for all to rise up and stand
Stand,
Every woman and man
Raise up your voice and say that I can
Stand,
Every woman and man
This is a call for all to rise up and
All rise up and say...
I can!

Everybody now
I can !


6. THE CORE

I stand as one of the elite
You cannot cut me from a sheet
I'm free and out of your control
So you can try but you'll
Never take my soul

I do not fit under a thumb
Born ready, now the time has come
Take a look around, I am not alone
So if you're down then
Let it be known

Count me in, no matter where or when
I'm in this until the end

We, (we)
Are, (are)
All, (all)
Something more

We, (we)
Are, (are)
All, (all)
We are The Core

We are united by a code
We walk a narrow winding road
We're more than anything you've got
'Cause we're made of
Everything you're not

We won't be
stoped
Try it and you'll get
dropped
Do you want some more?
Sound off, who's ready for war?

We, (we)
Are, (are)
All, (all)
Something more

We, (we)
Are, (are)
All, (all)
We are The Core


7. INTERLUDE

(Instrumental)


8. ENOUGH

Go into the mind of the everyday grind,
Of the blind in the darkness
What do we find?
It's a kind of confinement combined with pain,
Aligned by mankind and set to drain

Stuck in a 9 to 5 to stay alive,
Living in a dive to barely survive
The whole time you try to get ahead,
Just to get a little peace before you get dead
'Nuff said.

Since your very birth, since your first breath on earth
It seems that life has been preordained
The order that it goes in? I'll explain:
Welcome to the world, go to school, get a job,
Get married, have a kid, be a dad, be a mom
Move along

Don't think, don't stop, don't dream
Everything in the world is exactly how it seems

Were told how to look, how to act, how to feel
What's good, what's bad, what's fake, what's real
And when times get tough and it's hard to deal
Just pick your poison and the pain will heal

Got the blues? There's plenty of booze to choose,
Drugs to use, money to lose
You don't need to educate yourself on the truth,
That's already done
On the evening news

Born to lead, but we act like cattle
Not anymore, get ready for the battle
Sick of it all? Then get one fist up and
Scream at the top of your lungs, hey

That's enough
Throw those hands in the air
Get 'em up
Show we've had it up to here

Put your seatbelt on, prepare for a collision,
'Cause those who see with the eyes of the blind,
They lack vision

Work, eat, sleep, wake, repeat
8 by 5 by countless weeks
Coffee, copies, floppies, faxes
Troubles, traffic, caskets, taxes

Fact is: Media sees, we find life's' answers in magazines
But why even read?
Everything that u need to believe is on a box we call the TV

Don't think another thought
Stop, erase, forget what you've been taught.
You can cheat what you don't know - Let's break it on down:
Here we go!

Your Brain? bake it
Waist? fake it
Don't have money for it? just fake it
Your Hair? dye
Courage? buy it
This will make it bigger over night, just try it

Go into the world and make a name
Or just do it online, in a video game
You can stay inside until you scream
And live your life in front of a screen
It's sickening

What have we become?
You're better than all that, don't play dumb
It's never too late to change all this stuff
Don't be afraid, stand up, say...

That's enough
Throw those hands in the air
Get 'em up
Show we've had it up to here
That's enough
Throw those hands in the air
Get 'em up
Show we've had it up to here

All this pissin', dissin', and bitchin' got me on a mission
My ambition got you wishin' you weren't in the position
To be the personal ignition of my lyrical rage
I'm out the cage, blowing off the ever-lovin' chain
Insane

To put it plain mein: I'm Gone
I'm the bane of all existence from this day on
If you want more - that man I be
I'll snatch your eyes out 'cha head before you get a chance to see
Who me?

That's right son, best believe it
'Cause unlike some when I say it – I mean it
I'm droppin' tricky tongue tracks when I put out the wax
Now let's bring the hook back so everybody can relax

That's enough
Throw those hands in the air
Get 'em up
Show we've had it up to here
That's enough
Throw those hands in the air
Get 'em up
Show we've had it up to here


9. THIS IS WAR

Look in the sky, the circle is rising
The Second Seal's broken, The Red Horse riding
The wolf is at your door and there's no hiding
Get ready for the crimson to pour
Yeah, this is war

War (it's war)
War (that's right)
We've come to settle the score
So now, this is war

There's no surrender, you will expire
All the paper tigers, have caught on fire
We're piling up the bodies and there's your pyre
You really should have listened before
Now this is war

War (it's war)
War (that's right)
We've come to settle the score
So now, this is war
War (right!)
No mercy, no bargains, no more
This is War

Soldiers prepare to engage in 3, 2, 1 – go!
Squad up!

Heavenly Father, give me the strength to do what I must
For myself, my people, and those without a voice to defend themselves
In the name of freedom,
Amen

You wanna take us on?
You better bring an army!


10. WHO I AM

I've spent years on the scene and I've done my time
I was never given anything, I've earned what's mine
I defy all lines, I will not retreat
You can't buy me, I spit right in the face of defeat

This is my class; Top Brass, a bold breed
A caliber conceived, birthed and born to lead
To be the first pick, first string, first in, front line
Screaming into the sky, "The World is Mine!"

I define defiance, represent rebellion
Embody true autonomy, have been through hell
And still do what I choose, been battered and bruised
Yeah I've taken many beatings and gladly paid all my dues
But I refuse to dummy down and follow the herd
I'm gonna say what I believe and stand by my word
See, I've never known the taste of a silver spoon
Never took the blue pill, not to mention I'm immune

Can't be controlled, won't do what I'm told
I'm not a number, a name tag, or fit into a mold
As my story unfolds I will proudly stand
Forever unapologetically; I don't give a damn
This is,

Who I am (what I believe)
Who I am (with every breath I breathe)
Who I am (tried and true)
The only thing to be in this world is you

Substance, with every single syllable I bring
'Cause you can talk all day long and never say a thing
We don't even need the music for me to convey I'm not playing
I'll write it out in Braille,
You can feel what I'm saying
That's real

No facade, I will never be part of propped up pop
Propaganda, fake art
With no heart, no soul, I cannot be sold
I'll be the bright light in a dark mine that's black as coal
Whether I'm mocked, blocked or knocked
Still I'll never stop
Like a rock, as consistent as hands on a clock
You can bet I'm gonna be locked, loaded, ready for a test
I don't walk and talk, I DO better than the best.
No vest on my chest, I'm not afraid to die
I've been blessed, so I live every minute I'm alive
And I take this vow; while I'm here above ground
Never will I ever back up or Bow down !

When death comes to get me I've got no regrets
I threw it all on the table when I placed my bet
Said it all, did it all, and I'd do it again just so
So the world will know

Who I am (what I believe)
Who I am (with every breath I breathe)
Who I am (tried and true)
The only thing to be in this world is you


11. EVERYONE

We live our daily lives in silence as the time flies by
But tonight, I'm rising up to let it all out
My every hope and doubt
And everything I've dreamed about
It's mine, to seize in this moment now
Before the light is gone
Before the final curtain is drawn
I'm calling out to everyone

Can you hear me screaming?
Can't you see we're bleeding?
I'm calling out to everyone (everyone!)

Lost all sense and feeling
But the pain is only fleeting
All is clear when fear is gone
This is a wakeup call
The choice is yours to take
You gotta know that
Destiny is what you make

I've seen it in your eyes
A longing for the changing tides
Well it's time, It's time to cross that line
The time to all be strong
To make a right from all these wrongs
I'm calling out to everyone

Can you hear me screaming?
Can't you see we're bleeding?
I'm calling out to everyone (everyone)

Lost all sense and feeling
But the pain is only fleeting
All is clear when fear is gone

This is a wakeup call
The choice is ours to take
You gotta know that
Destiny is what we make

Can you hear me screaming?
Can't you see we're bleeding?
I'm calling out to everyone (everyone)

Lost all sense and feeling
But the pain is only fleeting
All is clear when fear is gone

This is a wakeup call
The choice is ours to take
You gotta know that
Destiny is what we make


12. CRIMINAL

I'm on the run so come and catch me if you can
I bet you didn't know that I'm a wanted man
I won't be very long, hope you miss me while I'm gone,
I love you

They're out to get me so I gotta lay low
No time to stick around I gotta be a ghost
I'll call from every town and let you know that I'm around

Whether I'm north, down south, east or out west
I'm never without you, baby you're the best
I love you, I need you, and honey I want you to know
My heart is true and my word sincere
Even if right now I can't be near
Sorry to keep this all so minimal
See you soon sincerely,
Your criminal

Some people seem to think that I'm the bad guy
The root of every problem in their family lives
But secretly they fear what they're seeing in the mirror
It's so clear

'Cause all the others they can barely wait
They're marking my arrival by the calendar date
They wanna have fun so we rock and then I run
To the next state

Whether I'm north, down south, east or out west
I'm never without you, baby you're the best
I love you, I need you, and honey I want you to know
My heart is true and my word sincere
Even if right now I can't be near
Sorry to keep this all so minimal
See you soon sincerely,
Your criminal

Whether I'm north, down south, east or out west
I'm never without you, baby you're the best
I love you, I need you, and honey I want you to know
My heart is true and my word sincere
Even if right now I can't be near
Sorry to keep this all so minimal
Don't you worry now I'll be home soon
Always thinking of you,
Your criminal

I'm just a criminal
Call me a criminal
I'm just a criminal
A what?
A criminal !


13. SURVIVE

You walk among the blind
With your future undefined
You stare as history repeats

But go into your mind
And try to find
What leads you to your destiny

Here we stand, for all time
Together we'll defy the darkest nights
So take my hand, hold on tight
We'll never die
You know we will survive

We
Will
Survive

The battle has begun
Will you stand and overcome
Or be shot down by self-defeat?

Riding on the line
You'll choose a side
And we will see a victory

Here we stand, for all time
Together we'll defy the darkest nights
So take my hand, hold on tight
We'll never die
You know we will survive

We
Will
Survive
We
Will
Survive

Here we stand, for all time
Together we'll defy the darkest nights
So take my hand, hold on tight
We'll never die
You know we will survive

We
Will
Survive
We
Will
Survive


14. HOME

By myself for some time
There's nothing in my life
And everything I see reminds me of the pain

It seems these days just never end
And I'm my only friend
What better way to start again?

With this time will come a reason
Together we will see a changing of the season
This is what we really need
And when I say "We"
I mean you and me

Let's go
We'll leave
Make all new memories
I need to know
Please show me
Take me home

Let's go
We'll leave
Make all new memories
I need to know
Please save me
Take me home

How could I forget the times
With no one by my side?
I'd trade it all for just one chance at something new

The time has come to stop this game
And throw away the shame
We can make this go away

Let's go
We'll leave
Make all new memories
I need to know
Please show me
Take me home

Let's go
We'll leave
Make all new memories
I need to know
Please save me
Take me home


15. THE TAKEOVER

Cock back the hammer, The Takeover has begun
We're millions strong now all united as one
We compose the whole globe from the east to the west
And if seeing is believing,
You're looking at the best

Patiently wait, anticipating the arrival
Of a crew to lead the whole world through and shine a light
So we can make it through these dark times and spread a new word
For now is the moment
And we will be heard

We,
One Youth, One Nation
We,
One Generation
We,
United like soldiers
We are the takeover !

We've been through so many years of tears, sacrifice and pain
Gave buckets of sweat, drip-dried our last vein
Watched everything we've ever loved forever say goodbye
But instead of killing us,
It brought us to life

We live each day to the fullest now and we choose to make a change
In return our own existence is what we exchange
If we have to give up everything to do something great
We are ready, we are willing,
'Cause this is our fate

We,
One Youth, One Nation
We,
One Generation
We,
United like soldiers
We are the takeover !
We are the takeover !
We are the takeover !
We are the takeover !
On your feet