[Verse 1]
They sell you fear in a golden room
While your hands build towers for their doom
They point, they preach, they keep you small
But the ground is shaking under it all
[Verse 2]
Nine to five in a chain-link haze
Swallow the lie, count the wasted days
One percent grins from a marble throne
But the crowd wakes up, and the crowd has grown
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that roar in the back of your chest
It's the buried fire coming up for the test
No more kneeling, no more lies
We stand up hard and we open our eyes
[Chorus]
The ninety-nine rise up
The ninety-nine rise up
Break the crown, break the cage
Take it back, take the stage
The ninety-nine rise up
The ninety-nine rise up
Only then, only then
Will the human race be free again
[Verse 3]
From the factory floor to the subway line
Every cracked old palm is a power sign
Every empty plate, every broken wall
Turns to a hammer in the hands of all
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that roar in the back of your chest
It's the buried fire coming up for the test
No more kneeling, no more lies
We stand up hard and we open our eyes
[Chorus]
The ninety-nine rise up
The ninety-nine rise up
Break the crown, break the cage
Take it back, take the stage
The ninety-nine rise up
The ninety-nine rise up
Only then, only then
Will the human race be free again
[Bridge]
Raise your fists to the midnight sky
Let the old world crack while the liars cry
From the dust we forge a name
One human voice, one burning flame
[Guitar Solo]
[Final Chorus]
The ninety-nine rise up
The ninety-nine rise up
Break the crown, break the cage
Take it back, take the stage
The ninety-nine rise up
The ninety-nine rise up
Only then, only then
Will the human race be free again