No Pepper Spray on Nonviolent Protesters
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Up To Us
by Spring Lundberg
it was just the other day
the breeze was blowin' just this way
i was walkin' in a state of reverie
linin' up my steps
on the sidewalk's cracks and crevices
i walked right into you unexpectedly
i ain't seen ya in a long time
we gone opposing paths and then some
but here we are now standing face to face
and you're grinnin' ear to ear
but i'm also seein' fear
sweet to see ya but it leaves a bitter aftertaste
we get a moment, maybe two
so what are you gonna do?
you can see i've decided, can't you
after all this time, it's still just
up to us
all this time, and it's still just
up to us
you ask me what i'm up to
shake my head and stare right at you
think to myself, oh no, it's up to me
what you're up to ain't a question
in this day and age of devastation
we better be up for some action, it's got to be
pleasant small talk, won't you gag me with a chop saw
all i'm interested in is honesty
and we might posture, we might talk
but we're only worth the paths we walk
and i'd love it if you'd take a stroll with me
we get a moment, maybe two
so what are you gonna do?
you can see i've decided, can't you
kaboom or combust, it's
up to us
either kaboom or combust, and it's
up to us
i've had it up to here, up to my ears
up to surmountin' all my fears
that's all i been up to lately
so what have you been up to?
cuz babe, i'm asking, i need to--
are you up to the challenge of me?
a world severed, bought and sold
but the wild's still got a toe-hold
better die on our feet than live on our knees
and there's no justice, there's no peace
there's no converting the police
so for gawdsakes be up to something would you, please...
we get a moment, maybe two
so what are you gonna do?
you can see i've decided, can't you
it's not fair, it's not just, but it's
up to us
nothin's fair, nothin's just, but it's
up to us
we get a moment, maybe two
so what are you gonna do?
you can see i've decided, can't you
nothin's fair, nothin's just, but it's
up to us
might not be fair, but it's just--just
up to us
strugglin' cuz we must, it's
up to us
but lovin' life just as much, cuz it's
up to us...
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