We refuse to be What you wanted us to be We are what we are That's the way it's going to be, if you don't know You can't educate I For no equal opportunity (talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom People freedom and liberty! Yeah, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long Rebel, rebel! Yes, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long Rebel, rebel! Babylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire) Suckin' the children day by day, yeah! Me say de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire, Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yeah! Building church and university, wooh, yeah! Deceiving the people continually, yeah! Me say them graduatin' thieves and murderers Look out now they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (sufferers) Yea! (sufferers) Tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth right now! Come on and tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth Come on and tell the children the truth 'Cause, 'cause we've been trodding on ya winepress much too long Rebel, rebel! And we've been takin' for granted much too long Rebel, rebel! (Trodding on the winepress) Trodding on the winepress (rebel) Got to rebel, y'all (rebel) We've been trodding on the winepress much too long, yeah! (rebel) Yeah! (rebel) Yeah! Yeah! From the very day we left the shores (trodding on the winepress) Of our Father's land (rebel) We've been trampled on (rebel) Oh now! (takin' for granted) Lord, Lord