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Mary J. Blige, Brandy, Missy Elliott, Eve, Ashanti, Wyclef Jean, Monica, Musiq Soulchild, Jamie Fox, Fabolous, Faith Evans, Jahiem, Floetry, Omarion, Raphael Saadiq, Reverend Run, Nate Dogg, Claudette Ortiz, Julia Fordham, Jon B., S5, MC Lyte, Ben Jelen, Akon, Marques Houston, Kristine W, Bonnie Mckee, Bilal, Miri Ben-Ari, Ellie Lawson, DJ Quik, Truth Hurts, Ashley Poole, Freckles, Jessica Sheely, Jonas, Jordan McCoy, Kevin Bacon, MyCale, Presidential Campaign, SupaStar, TG4, and Whole 9 [Wyclef Jean] Ay, wake up, wake up You've got the power, you've got... My people in the east, yo, you gotta wake up Midwest, Dirty South, yo, you gotta stand up All my homies in the west, yo, you gotta wake up Ay, Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up [Jon B.] Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up Oh, let's wake up now Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up [Wyclef Jean] Wake up, wake up [Mary J. Blige] Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed No more backwards thinking Time for thinking ahead The world has changed so very much From what it used to be There is so much hatred, war and poverty [Monica] Wake up all the teachers, time to teach a new way Maybe then they'll listen to what you have to say [Claudette Ortiz] Cause they're the ones who's coming up The world is in their hands When you teach the children, teach 'em the very best you can [Eve] Scream peace, do we mean it Can you feel it when we scream it out loud Do you believe that we need it Do you believe that it could get right Do you believe that the children of the world deserve a good life Well if you do, it's time to wake up your mind We can make it better and I know it might take some time But we gotta start somewhere How about with you and me From us equals the others then we'll have our unity [Musiq Soulchild] Wake up all the doctors, make the old people well They're the ones who suffer and who catch all the hell But they don't have so very long before the judgement day So won't you make them happy before they pass away [Ashanti] Wake up all the builders, time to build a new land I know we can do it, long as we lend a hand The only thing we have to do is put it in our minds And surley things will work out cause they... [Faith Evans] Do it everytime [Fabolous] I ain't here to take up y'all time I came to shake up y'all mind It's everybody's wake up call time I can't sleep too long while they do the people wrong Let's clean the world up before the sweep you gone This is real talk, you can peep through songs So when you feel week these words will keep you strong And help make a change for the better It's hard for one to do it but we can make some changes together [Brandy] Hey... [*all*] (Brandy adlibs) The world won't get no better If we just let it be The world won't get no better We gotta change it, yeah, you and me The world won't get no better If we just let it be The world won't get no better We gotta change it, yeah, you and me [Jadakiss] Set a goal, put a plan up here You gotta stand up here Give thanks to the man upstairs Put the egos and the pride to the side regardless And just be role models, parents, artists We can make a change or we can make it the hardest If you gon' make a baby you should make him the smartest Let him know good and bad and right from wrong How to roll with the punches when life moves on And the stress won't take toll if you don't sweat it The world won't get no better if we don't let it Let the negative engergy ride, keep hope alive It's about time that we open our eyes, wake up [Jahiem] Wake up everybody, no more sleeping in bed No more backward thinking, time for thinking ahead The world has changed so very much from what it used to be There's so much hatred, war, and poverty [Missy Elliott] Wooo! (ho!) Yep, we all best to vote I don't care about the guns you tote Listen to me like you listen to Fahrenheit 9/11 Ain't no time for the second guessin' The words I speak (wake up!) The ones who sleep The leadership fix your mouth to teach MC's teach the kids what's peace They don't have to worry about the police We make a voice so they don't have to thief Every artist here on this track (ho!) Will make a change here for young cats (ho!) This is for everybody white or black You better go and vote and get up off your back
[*sections listed below are sung at the same time while Jamie Foxx, Jon B., and others perform separate vocals and adlibs that aren't listed*]
[Floetry] [*all*] This life it rolls on Wake up everybody, no more sleeping Lift your head, lift your voice up Wake up everybody, no more sleeping You see the power of the people is the choice to ignite love Wake up everybody, no more sleeping Now the choice is a gift that our people have to fight for Wake up everybody, time for thinking, thinking And the price is far too personal for anyone to ignore Wake up everybody, no more sleeping A voice to be heard Wake up everybody, no more sleeping Take the opportunity, the responsibility, yeah Wake up everybody, no more sleeping Your voice has to be heard Wake up everybody, time for thinking, thinking Save the world, save the world (repeats through rest of song)