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Time is truly wastin' 00:25

There's no guarantee, yeah 00:29

Smile's in the makin' 00:33

You gotta fight the powers that be 00:36

Got so many forces 00:41

Stayin' on the scene, yeah 00:45

Givin' up all around me 00:48

Faces full of pain 00:52

I try to play my music, they say my music's too loud 00:55

I try talkin' about it, I got the big run around 00:59

An' when I rolled with the punches, I got knocked on the ground 01:03

By all this bullshit going down, yeah 01:07

Time is truly wastin' 01:11

There's no guarantee, yeah 01:15

Smile's in the makin' 01:19

We gotta fight the powers that be 01:22

I don't understand it 01:27

People wanna see, yeah 01:31

Those that got the answers 01:34

Red tape in the way 01:38

I could take you in easy 01:41

That's just half the fun, oh, boy 01:46

Seeking satisfaction 01:50

Keeps me on the run 01:53

I try to play my music, they say my music's too loud 01:57

I try talkin' about it, I got the big run around 02:00

An' when I rolled with the punches, I got knocked on the ground 02:04

By all this bullshit going down, oh 02:08

Time is truly wastin' 02:12

There's no guarantee, yeah 02:16

Smile's in the makin' 02:20

You gotta fight the powers that be 02:23

Got it, baby, ooh 02:26

If you 'n' I, can we got the power, c'mon 02:31

Fight it, fight the power 02:35

Fight, fight it, babe, baby, baby 02:39

Fight it, fight the power 02:43

Fight it (fight it), fight the power 02:47

Fight it, fight the power 02:50

Stand up and fight it, fight the power 02:54

(Stand up, stand up) fight it, fight the power (fight, fight, fight) 02:58

Fight it, fight the power 03:02

Fight it, yeah, fight the power (can't believe, can't believe) 03:05

Fight it (fight it) 03:09

Baby, baby, baby, yeah 03:11

Fight it, fight the power (fight the power) 03:13

Fight it, fight the power (fight the power) 03:16

Fight it, fight the power (fight the power) 03:20

(Stand up, stand up) fight it, fight the power 03:24

Fight it, fight the power (oh yeah, yeah) 03:28

Fight it (fight it), fight the power 03:31

Fight it, c'mon, fight the power 03:35

You gotta fight it, fight the power 03:38

You gotta fight it, fight the power 03:42

You gotta fight it, fight the power 03:46

Fight it, I know 03:50

You gotta fight it, fight the power 03:53

You gotta fight it, fight the power 03:57

Fight it (fight it), fight the power 04:01

Fight it (yeah), fight the power 04:05

Fight it 04:09

Fight it, fight the power 04:12

Fight it, fight the power 04:16

Fight it, fight the power 04:20

Fight it, fight the power 04:23

Fight it, fight the power 04:27

Fight it, fight the power 04:31

Fight it, fight the power 04:35

Fight it, fight the power 04:38

Fight it, fight the power 04:42

Fight it 04:46

Fight it 04:50

Fight it 04:53

Fight it 04:57

Fight it 05:01

Fight it 05:04

Fight it 05:08

Fight it 05:12

05:13

Fight the Power, Pts. 1 & 2

The Isley Brothers

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Lyrics:

[English]

Time is truly wastin'

There's no guarantee, yeah

Smile's in the makin'

You gotta fight the powers that be

Got so many forces

Stayin' on the scene, yeah

Givin' up all around me

Faces full of pain

I try to play my music, they say my music's too loud

I try talkin' about it, I got the big run around

An' when I rolled with the punches, I got knocked on the ground

By all this bullshit going down, yeah

Time is truly wastin'

There's no guarantee, yeah

Smile's in the makin'

We gotta fight the powers that be

I don't understand it

People wanna see, yeah

Those that got the answers

Red tape in the way

I could take you in easy

That's just half the fun, oh, boy

Seeking satisfaction

Keeps me on the run

I try to play my music, they say my music's too loud

I try talkin' about it, I got the big run around

An' when I rolled with the punches, I got knocked on the ground

By all this bullshit going down, oh

Time is truly wastin'

There's no guarantee, yeah

Smile's in the makin'

You gotta fight the powers that be

Got it, baby, ooh

If you 'n' I, can we got the power, c'mon

Fight it, fight the power

Fight, fight it, babe, baby, baby

Fight it, fight the power

Fight it (fight it), fight the power

Fight it, fight the power

Stand up and fight it, fight the power

(Stand up, stand up) fight it, fight the power (fight, fight, fight)

Fight it, fight the power

Fight it, yeah, fight the power (can't believe, can't believe)

Fight it (fight it)

Baby, baby, baby, yeah

Fight it, fight the power (fight the power)

(Stand up, stand up) fight it, fight the power

Fight it, fight the power (oh yeah, yeah)

Fight it (fight it), fight the power

Fight it, c'mon, fight the power

You gotta fight it, fight the power

Fight it, I know

You gotta fight it, fight the power

Fight it (fight it), fight the power

Fight it (yeah), fight the power

Fight it

Fight it, fight the power

Fight it

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons verb - to struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent something adverse
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability to control people or events
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
wasting /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ B2	verb - using carelessly or extravagantly
guarantee /ˌɡærənˈtiː/ B2	noun - a formal assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be repaired or replaced if not of a specified quality.
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression of happiness or amusement verb - to form one's features into a smile
forces /ˈfɔːrsɪz/ B1	noun - strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement
scene /siːn/ A2	noun - the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.
faces /ˈfeɪsɪz/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
loud /laʊd/ A2	adjective - (of sound) easily audible.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the solid surface of the earth
answers /ˈænsərz/ A2	noun - a thing said, written, or done to deal with or as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.
satisfaction /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/ B2	noun - fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.

Vocabulary

Meanings

fight

/faɪt/

verb
- to take part in a violent struggle involving physical force or weapons

verb
- to struggle to overcome, eliminate, or prevent something adverse

power

/ˈpaʊər/

noun
- the ability to control people or events

time

/taɪm/

noun
- the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

wasting

/ˈweɪstɪŋ/

verb
- using carelessly or extravagantly

guarantee

/ˌɡærənˈtiː/

noun
- a formal assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be repaired or replaced if not of a specified quality.

smile

/smaɪl/

noun
- an expression of happiness or amusement

verb
- to form one's features into a smile

forces

/ˈfɔːrsɪz/

noun
- strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement

scene

/siːn/

noun
- the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.

faces

/ˈfeɪsɪz/

noun
- the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.

pain

/peɪn/

noun
- physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.

music

/ˈmjuːzɪk/

noun
- vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.

loud

/laʊd/

adjective
- (of sound) easily audible.

ground

/ɡraʊnd/

noun
- the solid surface of the earth

answers

/ˈænsərz/

noun
- a thing said, written, or done to deal with or as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.

satisfaction

/ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/

noun
- fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this.

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