I Got The Pow-Word

[Intro]
Eh-yo… listen now…
Word sound… power come…
[call] Who got the pow-word?
[response
Crowd] We got the pow-word!
[call] Who got the pow-word?
[response] We got the pow-word!

[Verse 1]
They said power come from money and force
Big tall towers
Heavy discourse
But I felt it rise in a simple tone
One clear word and the fear was gone

No chain can hold what the mind release
One true phrase bring natural peace
[low vocal register] No gun
No crown
No iron sword
Just breath… just breath on the living word

[Chorus]
I got the pow-word
Say it and rise
From the belly to the sky in my eyes
I got the pow-word
Move like a drum
When the sound leave my tongue
Freedom come

[Verse 2]
Teacher man talk ’bout rank and class
Paper and stamp
Who first
Who last
But my grandma laugh
Say “child
You see
One bold truth set a whole heart free”

From the market stall to the court of law
Same hot fire in a small corner jaw
[whispered vocals] Soft little breeze shake a mighty door
One strong shout shake a whole world core

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
[call] Speak it clear now
[response] Pow-word
Pow-word
[call] Hold your ground now
[response] Pow-word
Pow-word

From the youth in the lane
To the queens in the yard
Drop that spell of shame
Lift that tongue like a guard

[Chorus]