Raushan.org - Power Lyrics

Power

Chorus

Money comes, money goes, same for these clothes
But what stays are your personal bonds, let them grow
Cuz a close-knit community can’t be devoured
Self-sufficiency and God are the true keys to power

So build it within your own community
And never sell out

Let’s start big with the ultimate system of self-sufficiency
with like-minded people, start a member-owned community
keep Wall Street and corporate money away from your system
or in time, they’ll take control and outsource your way of living
have members pool their money, buying land and basic facilities
like clinics, housing, and utilities and farms to cover your needs
these organizations provide all necessities
and everyone chips in to increase productivity
and any surplus can be traded, saved or sold
to other locally owned co-ps and as you grow
your church or mosque provides the daycare so the kids
get a positive upbringing that compliments
and reinforces the community’s values instead of Hollywood’s
and community centers help them use their idle time for good
schools teaching trades that improve the community
like farming and construction, plus the business side and how to lead

1st Bridge

And everyone plays a part in the security
Reporting and pushing out the ones that choose to bring
Drugs and criminal ways into your place
Working together you can keep your families safe, cuz

Chorus

So build it within your own community
And never sell out
Hey, keep it within your own community
And never sell out

Now let’s describe the way an individual can rise
think long-term, save your money and help in hard times
keep God in your life and He’ll give you opportunities
so make the most of them, making sure to do it ethically
an education is the greatest way to get out of poverty
cuz it directly affects the highest income level you will see
if not through better jobs then by helping you avoid the traps
that societies enact in order to hold our people back
and being self-employed is the surest path to wealth
cuz a single idea can be your ticket to success
but you can’t do it alone, you’ll need help in order to make it
so keep your bonds with friends and neighbors cuz you’ll need them later
some will be your workers, others customers or investors
either way, you’ll have a network of people willing to help you
but your most reliable business partner is your wife
her support and advice will keep you strong and capable for life

2nd Bridge

And now it seems everyday that’s passing
You’re reaching more milestones which improves your status
Your family’s in good health, your goals are on track
Now you can finally sit back and relax (not quite…)

Then you have to give back and help the ones who are struggling
that’s how strong communities are formed, and once productive
then the strong communities have to help the less successful ones
until each community in that region’s as strong as its better ones
then each strong region helps develop its poor neighbors
working together until the day they finally form a strong nation
then those strong nations help the poorer nations pull out of poverty
it’s not hard to see it’s the only way we’ll gain equality

3rd Bridge

Remember: start with yourself, helping those in your life
once they no longer need help, then you combine your might
and help the other neighborhoods, then repeat it
you’re doing this for God, do you need another reason?

Chorus

So build it within your own community
And never sell out
Hey, keep it within your own community
And never sell out