Rise - Massive Ego

They’re turning out the lights in good old London town

Destroying all our memories, look hard they’re still around

All grown up and gentrified but still built up on lies

Our history being kicked aside, replaced by higher rise

Steel and glass predominate this urban gentrify

Rip the very heart out city life about to die

Killing of our culture, this government deny

Those born and bred priced out instead

They struggle to survive

We don’t need no…

Gentrification!

We all live here after all

I’ve seen the writing on the wall

That this city’s about to fall, fall, fall, fall…

Rise!

Rise up for me tonight!

Rise!

Rise, rise up for me tonight!

Rise!

Rise, rise up for me tonight!

Rise!

Rise, rise up for me tonight!

All gentrified and formalised, It’s heart ripped from the core

Turned out the lights, but kept the sights, the tourists clamour for

They’re building for the sake of it, fills bankers pockets more

And they’re killing London’s culture like they never have before

Approved the demolition but you’ll never take us down

Took a feather from old mother cap

But you will never steal her crown

You lied to us so many times but we are organised

This is our day of reckoning together we’re unified

Steel and glass predominate this urban gentrify

Rip the very heart out city life about to die

Killing of our culture, this government deny

Those born and bred priced out instead

They struggle to survive

We don’t need no…

Gentrification!

We all live here after all

I’ve seen the writing on the wall

That this city’s about to fall, fall, fall, fall…

All gentrified and formalised, It’s heart ripped from the core

Turned out the lights, but kept the sights, the tourists clamour for

They’re building for the sake of it, fills bankers pockets more

And they’re killing London’s culture like they never have before

We don’t need no…

Gentrification

'Cause we are people…

Not experimentation

Rise!

Watch everybody rise!

They tell us fucking lies!

Watch everybody rise

Rise!

Watch everybody rise!

We don’t need no…

They tell us fucking lies!

We don’t need no…

Watch everybody rise!

We don’t need no…

We don’t need no…

We don’t need no…

We don’t need no…

We don’t need no…

Gentrification!