New Agenda歌词

[00:00.000] 作词 : Harris, Jackson, Lewis
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Janet Jackson/永田大祐/Terry Lewis/Carlton Ridenhour
[00:15.165]It ain't nothin' but an us thang
[00:17.117]And it's time for us to step it up and respect(Amen)
[00:23.111]That level of sisterhood
[00:24.823]That's been holding up our neighborhood
[00:27.171]And if it wasn't for our mothers
[00:28.639]There would be no brothers(Amen)
[00:29.655]And if it wasn't for our sisters
[00:30.923]There would be no misters
[00:32.619]So it ain't nothin' but a us thang
[00:34.754]She's strong and that's a fact
[00:36.322]Now it's time for us to take up the slack
[00:38.762]Step it up, step it up, time to go to work
[00:40.962]History hidden from me(Hey)
[00:43.266]To hide my identity
[00:45.530]So I'd never feel
[00:48.204]I am somebody
[00:51.012]You've gouged my eyes
[00:52.850]I see more clearly
[00:55.194]You've tried to rob
[00:57.670]My humanity(Oh now)
[00:59.850]My spirit you tried to break(No)
[01:02.338]My soul you tried to take(I took)
[01:04.516]There's no need to be afraid'
[01:06.680]Cause I won't do unto you now(Amen)(Hey)
[01:11.568]All that we've been through(Turn your body down)
[01:13.992]Our time has come to rejoice(Oh)
[01:16.471]A new agenda's due(Amen)
[01:20.766]It's time to know the truth(You don't wannabe)
[01:23.691]Our time has come to rejoice(Rejoice)
[01:25.926]A new agenda's due
[01:28.455]Step it up, step it up, better check this up
[01:30.744]I think it's best we protect what we have got left(No, no)
[01:33.926]Because of my gender(No)
[01:35.447]I've heard no too many times
[01:37.830]Because of my race
[01:39.973]I've heard no too many times(No, no)
[01:43.137]But with every no(No)
[01:44.877]I grow in strength(That is why)
[01:46.273]That is why
[01:47.341]African-American woman
[01:49.661]I stand tall with pride(I stand tall with pride)
[01:52.198]You want to know what it takes(Wanna know)
[01:54.416]To rid yourself of me now
[01:56.777]There's nothing you can do
[01:59.003]Accept me for who
[02:00.153]I am now(Amen)
[02:03.657]All that we've been through(Hey)
[02:05.985]Our time has come to rejoice(Yeah)
[02:08.600]A new agenda's due
[02:10.760]Check it out, check it out, gotta check it out
[02:13.232]Listen to me gotta check it out, come on we will do it now
[02:15.932]Come on, come on step it up
[02:17.681]AmenAll that we've been through(Step it up)
[02:22.260]Our time has come to rejoice
[02:24.872]A new agenda's due
[02:27.271]Amen(Everybody, everybody)
[02:29.960]It's time to know the truth
[02:31.997]Our time has come to rejoice(Hey)
[02:34.490]A new agenda's due
[02:36.801]Step it up, step it up, this time step it up
[02:39.297]Step it up, check it up, come on
[02:41.376]Time to step it up, step it up
[02:42.883]Better check yourself
[02:44.099]I get vexed to protect what we got
[02:45.682]Left her alone
[02:46.610]Lookin' for your own
[02:47.740]Here it is
[02:48.506]I know what
[02:49.174]I'm sayin'
[02:49.676]But the klan ain't playin' at the range
[02:51.474]Gotta step it up us to discuss a must
[02:53.738]It ain't nothin' but an us thang
[02:55.906]Rewind back to the time
[02:57.806]Where the color of our mother
[02:59.251]Had 'em call it a crime
[03:00.371]Brother what in the world?
[03:01.755]And the world says where is the black man
[03:03.359]Support the woman and children
[03:04.986]Time to step it up, step it up, it's playoff time
[03:07.882]And the rhyme go to check, so check yourself
[03:09.986]Amen(Step it up, step it up)
[03:12.427]A new agenda's due(Amen)
[03:16.939]All that we've been through
[03:19.238]Our time has come to rejoice(Oh)
[03:21.978]A new agenda's due(C'mon step it up)(Amen)
[03:26.234]It's time to know the truth(Give all a bit)
[03:28.891]Our time has come to rejoice(Respect)
[03:31.449]A new agenda's due(Amen)(All that we've been through)
[03:36.345]All that we've been through(Yeah)
[03:38.689]Our time has come to rejoice(This is our time)
[03:40.745]A new agenda's due
[03:43.042]Amen(Hey)It's time to know the truth(It's time to know the truth)
[03:47.777]Our time has come to rejoice(Our time has come to rejoice)(It's time to know the truth)
[03:50.060]A new agenda's due(Respect)
[03:52.557]AmenAll that we've been through
[03:57.344]Our time has come to rejoice