I will not go quietly into that goodnight, I will not exit with a sigh

I’ll go out blazing wild thought like an intellectual dreadnought

When you witness it, forget all you were taught, think out of the box, stop being a robot

Understand that you’re in the presence of change and apply that change to yourself

Realize that you’re not just a statistic, you’re not just another rotting Twinkie on a shelf

Be more of a solipsist, make the world view itself through your eyes

Stop wallowing in self-pity, rise above the fucking wretched cries

[crowd:] "RISE! RISE! RISE!"

Above all that you despise

[crowd:] "RISE! RISE! RISE!"

Don’t let it end in silent cries

Fuck! I know I’m not the only one thinking this way

I know that I’m not the only one sick of watching life pointlessly tick away

You want the same thing I do, a purpose, a definite mark on history

You want to also raise a spray can and leave your own tag on destiny

If this is so, and I know it is, attack life with a vengeance, gnaw it to the bone

Don’t whisper change, scream it all deafeningly through a megaphone

Give intent to everything you do, make it all into a long-range goal

Look again upon the entirety of the sky, stop viewing it through a self-dug hole

[crowd:] "RISE! RISE! RISE!"

Above all that you despise

[crowd:] "RISE! RISE! RISE!"

Don’t let it end in silent cries

I want you all to share in my vision of realized dreams

I want to hear your euphoric cries, your victorious screams

I need to rise above all that the mediocrity of the machine constantly denies

I want you to look deeply into the abyss with me, and…

[crowd:] "RISE! RISE! RISE!"