Uprising [Damn Yankees, featuring Tommy Shaw]

Uprising
Written by Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent
Lead Vocals by Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw

Thunder on the mountain
Fire in the sky
The rainbow is my brother
I will choose to live or die

A stampede on the prairie
That brings me to my knees
My spirit is the eagle
And he will set me free

I am an uprising citizen

Another night of horror
The streets are living hell
The gangland has no honor
Just that dying smell

Where is the vigilante
He is better than the knave
Life's a penny ante
I refuse to be a slave

Never
Because I am an uprising citizen
Red man

When you feel an uprising
And your blood runs cold
You dig a little deeper
To the bottom of the hole

Oh our time has come
Oh our time
Uprising

When you feel an uprising
And your blood runs cold
You look a little deeper
To the bottom of your soul

Oh our time has come
Oh our time
Uprising
You dig a little deeper
To the bottom of the hole
Uprising

Yeah

Interpretation

Like the oppression and displacement of the Native Americans as the United States expanded westward, there are people today in the U.S. that feel that government overreach is trampling their rights and freedom, and vigilante justice may be the only solution.