[Intro] Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way
[Verse 1: Chuck D] With vice I hold the mic device With force I keep it away of course And I'm keeping (keeping) You from sleeping (sleeping) And on stage I rage And I'm rolling (rolling) To the poor I pour in on with metaphors I ain't bluffin', it's nothin' That we ain't did before We played you stayed The points made You consider it done By the prophets of rage Can you kick it like
[Chorus: Chuck D & B-Real] Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way for the prophets of rage Can you kick it like Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way for the prophets of rage
[Verse 2: B-Real] With choice, became the people's voice Shout loud for the ears up in the crowd Raise your fist up (fist up) While I lift up (lift up) Fucking everything wrong with the system (system) People hungry and dyin' They ain't got a home This is the nature created From the terrordome (terrordome) Let's turn the page Time to burn the sage Clear the way for the prophets of rage Can you kick it like
[Chorus: Chuck D & B-Real] Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way for the prophets of rage Can you kick it like Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way for the prophets of rage
[Verse 3: Chuck D] I roll with the punches so I survive Try to rock cause it keeps the crowd alive I'm not ballin' (ballin') I'm just callin' (callin') But I'm past the days of yes y'allin' (y'allin') Wa wiggle round and round I pump, you jump up Hear my words my verbs And get juiced up I been around a while You can describe my sound Get down for the prophets of rage Can you kick it like
[Chorus: Chuck D & B-Real] Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way for the prophets of rage Can you kick it like Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way for the prophets of rage Can you kick it like this
[Outro: Chuck D & B-Real] Clear the way Clear the way Clear the way For the prophets of rage The prophets of rage The prophets of rage The prophets of rage The prophets of rage The prophets of rage The prophets of rage Clear the way for the prophets of rage (Power of the people say)