[Chorus: KRS-One] [合唱： KRS -One的]

Get up! What we slowin down for? 起床！我们slowin下来？

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up! 把它捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来！

We got a whole nation to restore 我们得到了整个国家恢复

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up! 把它捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来！

We gotta really love each other more 我们得真的爱对方多

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up! 把它捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来！

When you see my CD in the store 当你看到我的CD的商店

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up! 把它捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来！

   

[KRS-One:] [ KRS -One的： ]

It's the teacher, class is open G 这是老师，上课是开G

Let's get open on the concept of votin, we 让我们对votin概念开放，我们

Begin the discussion by viewin democracy 首先viewin民主的讨论

People power, a people ruled philosophy 人民的力量，人民统治的哲学

Democracy is a system of government 民主是一种政府制度

Where the whole population is the sum of it 凡总人口是它的总和

Where the goverment can't move without it's people 当电子政务不能移动，而它的人

Where before the law everybody's equal 凡法律面前的人人平等

But take a look at the police and how they treat you 但是看看警察和他们是如何对待你

Take a look at these corporations that cheat you 看看这些公司在骗你

Democrats and Republicans are all see-through 民主党和共和党都看透

Now we votin for the lesser of two evils 现在我们votin为两害

Man, don't let 'em deceive you 男人，不要让时间欺骗了你

This is an autocracy, not a democracy 这是一个专制，而不是民主

But to call this a democracy without mock interest 但是，这个不叫模仿利益的民主

In the laws of society, that's called hypocrisy! 在社会中的法律，这就是所谓的虚伪！

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[KRS-One:] [ KRS -One的： ]

Democracy only happened one time 民主只发生一次

In European history, now keep this in mind 在欧洲历史上，现在记住这一点

It was practiced in Athens overseas 它实行雅典海外

In 508 B.C. by Cleisthenes 在公元前508通过克利斯提尼

Citizens would get together on a hillside 市民会扎堆在一个山坡上

And decide how and if they was gonna ride 并决定如何，如果是要骑

But in 322 B.C. here's what happened 但在公元前322这里发生了什么事

Alexander of Macedon conquered Athens 马其顿的亚历山大征服雅典

And that was the end of democracy 而这是民主的结束

Where the people had a say in their society 当人们在社会中有发言权

Today, we gotta get more knowledge 今天，我们得让更多的知识

And learn about the function of the electorial college 并了解大学选举人团的功能

It doesn't matter who you vote for today 你投票给谁今天也没关系

The electorial college has the last say 该大学的选举人团拥有最后的发言权

But that's another day, here's what I came to say 但是，这是新的一天，这里就是我的来意

RIIIIISE UP~! RIIIIISE了〜 ！

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[KRS-One:] [ KRS -One的： ]

In corporate sponsored elections, who's winning? 在企业赞助的选举，谁赢了？

This the wrong direction from the beginning 这从一开始就以错误的方向

Every candidate got scandal, they all sinnin 每一位候选人有丑闻，他们都sinnin

Tryin to convince you, tellin you what they been in 试着说服你，你泰兰他们一直在

But the real issues, they get avoided 但真正的问题，它们会避开

While our children still gettin exploited 虽然我们的孩子还利用开始报

Heh, they call me Blastmaster Kris 嘿，他们叫我Blastmaster克里斯

Edutainment, that's what my tactic is! 寓教于乐，这就是我的策略是！

Some criticize Kris, some laugh at Kris 有些人批评克里斯，有的嘲笑克里斯

But you can't say Kris is not an activist 但你不能说克里斯是不是活动家

Social justice, I got a PASSION for this 社会正义，我有一种激情此

Cause equal rights we still ASKIN for this? 因为平等的权利，我们仍然阿斯金在哪儿呢？

So when I do my tours it's not just rappin for Kris 所以，当我做我的旅行团它不只是说唱的克里斯

I'm givin you more than gun packin with this 我得到安宁，你多枪这个包装;

I'm openin doors, you should be askin 'bout this 我openin门，你应该阿斯金这一回合

You listenin to them whores and them capitalists 你listenin他们妓女和他们的资本家

They game is tight, got you trapped into this 他们的比赛很紧，把你陷入这种

It won't be long before the ring you like have to kiss 它不会很长之前，你喜欢的戒指有吻

That's why I'm a activist 这就是为什么我是一个活动家

I help people not to get trapped in this 我帮人，不要让被困在这

The temptation? You gettin wrapped in this 诱惑？你开始报裹在此

So get up, stop sittin like a PACIFIST 于是爬起来，停止呆坐着像一个和平主义者

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, PICK IT UP, PICK IT UP~! 把它捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来，捡起来〜 ！