I've seen a black cloud rise up over Capitol Hill
I've seen the purple mountain's majesty melt into mounds of pills
I saw two towers crumble, seen three colors become gray
I've seen my neighbor's father pack up to go protect this land
He went off and left his family to
Fight that terror in the desert sand
I never saw him come back, they never found the things they said
That they would
I've seen my mother break down, drop down onto her knees
Didn't know if she'd afford a mortgage in this land said to be free
My father lost his job, we lost it all, three colors became gray
Well, I've seen thunder and lightning
I've seen dark clouds of rain
And the devil trying to bring me down
But he ain't gonna bring me down today
No, not today
I've seen a mental gone mad take down a church of nine
I've seen our homeland ripped down
Taking our animals, plants, and wild
But I've seen a black man rise up, I've seen segregation fall
I've seen the sick be cured by the knowledge of man
I've seen the starving homeless be saved by the helping hands
You see that purple out there, the mountains are rising up
Well, I've seen thunder and lightning
I've seen dark clouds of rain
And the devil trying to bring me down
But he ain't gonna bring me down
No, he ain't gonna bring me down
No, he ain't gonna bring me down today
There is an answer out there
Despite all the trial times
'Cause life is like an ocean
The waves come and then they pass on by
And yeah, I know I'm young
But age does not define the wise
I've seen thunder and lightning
I've seen dark clouds of rain
And the devil trying to bring me down
He ain't gonna bring me down today
No, not today
Well, the dark clouds, they came
And three colors, they turned gray, oh yes
For a little while, we began to lose our way
But if we come together, we might realize we're all the same
And if the devil's trying to bring us down, oh yeah, yeah
He ain't gonna bring us down
No, he ain't gonna bring us down today
Oh no, no, not today, ooh
The eagle's gonna rise up
Hope is on the way
We are the 50 ways
We are the 50 ways
We are the 50 ways
