Say it loud, say it loud now Say something, say something, say something, say something Say it loud, say it loud now I learned a thing or two from my mama Ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah She believed in God and good karma (Yeah-yeah-yeah) She said, "But we can make a change, yeah, we got to try To leave a better world on the day that we die Or at least we can go down fighting" Ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah So here I go I'm waking up to the power of words and the weight of love And yes I know, words ain't enough But when the silence becomes so dangerous We gotta say something, say something, say something, say something Say it loud, say it loud now Say something, say something, say something, say something Say it loud, say it loud now I'm bidin' my time, bitin' my tongue Waitin' for the perfect moment but it never comes When I get close, I close up Intimacy's so hard for me and I get stuck But I don't wanna be like my father was Scared to rock the boat, never speakin' up I wanna live my truths wide open Ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah So here I go I'm waking up to the power of words and the weight of love And yes I know, words ain't enough But when the silence becomes so dangerous We gotta say something, say something, say something, say something Say it loud, say it loud now Say something, say something, say something, say something Say it loud, say it loud now We're all runnin' out of time I've got to let go of my pride, oh 'Cause someday I won't be around I wanna leave my heart sung out loud So here I go I'm waking up to the power of words and the weight of love And yes I know, words ain't enough But when the silence becomes so dangerous We gotta say something, say something, say something, say something Say it loud, say it loud now Say something, say something, say something, say something Say it loud, say it loud now Say something, say something, say something, say something Say it loud, say it loud now Say something, say something, say something, say something Say it loud, say it loud now