New Agenda
Janet Jackson, 陈美"New Agenda" is a song by Janet Jackson, 陈美, released in 1993 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:57 long and contains 106 lines and 548 words.
0:14It ain't nothing but an us thang
0:16And it's time for us to step it up and
0:18Respect
0:19Amen
0:22That level of sisterhood
0:24That's been holding up our neighborhood
0:26And if it wasn't for our mothers
0:27There would be no brothers
0:29And if it wasn't for our sisters
0:30There would be no misters
0:32So it ain't nothing but a us thang
0:34She's strong and that's a fact
0:35Now it's time for us to take up the slack
0:38Step it up step it up time to go to
0:40Work
0:40History hidden from me
0:43To hide my identity
0:46So I'd never feel
0:48I am somebody
0:50You've gouged my eyes
0:52I see more clearly
0:55You've tried to rob
0:57My humanity
0:59My spirit you tried to break
1:02My soul you tried to take
1:04There's no need to be afraid
1:06'Cause I won't do unto you now
1:08Amen
1:11All that we've been through
1:13Our time has come to rejoice
1:16A new agenda's due
1:18Amen
1:20It's time to know the truth
1:23Our time has come to rejoice
1:25A new agenda's due
1:28Step it up step it up better check this out
1:30I suggest to protect what we had left
1:32No no
1:33Because of my gender
1:34No
1:35I've heard no too many times
1:38Because of my race
1:39I've heard no too many times
1:42But with every no
1:44I grow in strength
1:45That is why
1:47African American woman
1:49I stand tall with pride
1:51You want to know what it takes
1:54To rid yourself of me now
1:56There's nothing you can do
1:58Accept me for who I am now
2:01Amen
2:03All that we've been through
2:05Our time has come to rejoice
2:08A new agenda's due
2:10Check it out check it out gotta check it out
2:12Thre's new thing to check it out come with us now
2:17Amen
2:19All we need is the truth
2:22Our time has come to rejoice
2:24A new agenda's due
2:26Amen
2:29It's time we know the truth
2:32Our time has come to rejoice
2:34A new agenda's due
2:36Step it up step it up this time step it up
2:39Step it up check it out come on
2:41Trying to step it up step it up better check this out
2:43I get vexed to protect what we got
2:45Left her alone
2:46Lookin' for your own
2:47Here it is I know what I'm sayin'
2:49But the klan ain't playin' at the range
2:51Gotta step it up us to discuss a must
2:53It ain't nothin' but an us thang
2:55Rewind back to the time
2:57Where the color of our mother
2:58Had 'em call it a crime
3:00Brother what in the world
3:01And the world says where is the black man
3:02Support the woman and children
3:04Time to step it up step it up it's playoff
3:06Time
3:07And the rhyme go to check so check yourself
3:10Amen
3:12A new agenda's due
3:14Amen
3:16All that we've been through
3:19Our time has come to rejoice
3:21A new agenda's due
3:23Amen
3:26It's time to know the truth
3:28Our time has come to rejoice
3:31A new agenda's due
3:33Amen
3:35All that we've been through
3:38Our time has come to rejoice
3:40A new agenda's due
3:42Amen
3:45It's time to know the truth
3:47Our time has come to rejoice
3:50A new agenda's due
3:52Amen
3:54All that we've been through
3:57Our time has come to rejoice
It ain't nothing but an us thang And it's time for us to step it up and Respect Amen That level of sisterhood That's been holding up our neighborhood And if it wasn't for our mothers There would be no brothers And if it wasn't for our sisters There would be no misters So it ain't nothing but a us thang She's strong and that's a fact Now it's time for us to take up the slack Step it up step it up time to go to Work History hidden from me To hide my identity So I'd never feel I am somebody You've gouged my eyes I see more clearly You've tried to rob My humanity My spirit you tried to break My soul you tried to take There's no need to be afraid 'Cause I won't do unto you now Amen All that we've been through Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Amen It's time to know the truth Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Step it up step it up better check this out I suggest to protect what we had left No no Because of my gender No I've heard no too many times Because of my race I've heard no too many times But with every no I grow in strength That is why African American woman I stand tall with pride You want to know what it takes To rid yourself of me now There's nothing you can do Accept me for who I am now Amen All that we've been through Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Check it out check it out gotta check it out Thre's new thing to check it out come with us now Amen All we need is the truth Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Amen It's time we know the truth Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Step it up step it up this time step it up Step it up check it out come on Trying to step it up step it up better check this out I get vexed to protect what we got Left her alone Lookin' for your own Here it is I know what I'm sayin' But the klan ain't playin' at the range Gotta step it up us to discuss a must It ain't nothin' but an us thang Rewind back to the time Where the color of our mother Had 'em call it a crime Brother what in the world And the world says where is the black man Support the woman and children Time to step it up step it up it's playoff Time And the rhyme go to check so check yourself Amen A new agenda's due Amen All that we've been through Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Amen It's time to know the truth Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Amen All that we've been through Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Amen It's time to know the truth Our time has come to rejoice A new agenda's due Amen All that we've been through Our time has come to rejoice
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