Lyrics Rise - Massive Ego

Rise

They’re turning out the lights in good old London town
Destroying all our memories, look hard they’re still around
All grown up and gentrified but still built up on lies
Our history being kicked aside, replaced by higher rise
Steel and glass predominate this urban gentrify
Rip the very heart out city life about to die
Killing of our culture, this government deny
Those born and bred priced out instead
They struggle to survive
We don’t need no…
Gentrification!
We all live here after all
I’ve seen the writing on the wall
That this city’s about to fall, fall, fall, fall…
Rise!
Rise up for me tonight!
Rise!
Rise, rise up for me tonight!
Rise!
Rise, rise up for me tonight!
Rise!
Rise, rise up for me tonight!
All gentrified and formalised, It’s heart ripped from the core
Turned out the lights, but kept the sights, the tourists clamour for
They’re building for the sake of it, fills bankers pockets more
And they’re killing London’s culture like they never have before
Approved the demolition but you’ll never take us down
Took a feather from old mother cap
But you will never steal her crown
You lied to us so many times but we are organised
This is our day of reckoning together we’re unified
Steel and glass predominate this urban gentrify
Rip the very heart out city life about to die
Killing of our culture, this government deny
Those born and bred priced out instead
They struggle to survive
We don’t need no…
Gentrification!
We all live here after all
I’ve seen the writing on the wall
That this city’s about to fall, fall, fall, fall…
All gentrified and formalised, It’s heart ripped from the core
Turned out the lights, but kept the sights, the tourists clamour for
They’re building for the sake of it, fills bankers pockets more
And they’re killing London’s culture like they never have before
We don’t need no…
Gentrification
'Cause we are people…
Not experimentation
Rise!
Watch everybody rise!
They tell us fucking lies!
Watch everybody rise
Rise!
Watch everybody rise!
We don’t need no…
They tell us fucking lies!
We don’t need no…
Watch everybody rise!
We don’t need no…
We don’t need no…
We don’t need no…
We don’t need no…
We don’t need no…
Gentrification!