January 31, 2012

set it off

When my 2012 word, Rise, was given to me, all I kept hearing in my head for days was a song by P.O.D., Set It Off.  The lyrics specifically that reverberated in my soul were from the chorus...



RISE - Let your spirit fly 
RISE - Stand up for yourself 
RISE - Hold your head up high

That resonates with me with a deeply empowering strength.

Rise.

When I hear the chorus start playing in my head, I get visions across the screen of my mind of a warrior standing from kneeling in the middle of a dusty, dirty battlefield with the focus solely on his silhouette.  The depth of field blurs out the background and the camera angle is from a low view alongside his rear leg looking upward toward his head which is slung low as if he were having an internal conversation with his strength beckoning it to rouse his wearing body.  


He rises.


Standing slowly, surely, replanting his feet into the ground with a ferocious tenacity as his gaze looks outward surveying the out-of-focus battlefield.  In a battle-ready stance he once more clasps his sword with a firm grip and pushes his chest toward the battlefield as if to charge once more unto the fray.


Rise.





Set it off 
by P.O.D.



Our time has come, watch me set it off 
It's been a while but we back 
So you can count it loss 


We lay and wait, don't hesitate 
When opportunity knocks 
Break the locks and rush the gates 


Seize the day, we got moves to make 
It's got to be now 
Cause we're half past late 


Say what you say, but you ain't shown me nothin 
If you want me to feel you 
Then you best to show me something 


All bark and no bite, talking all hype 
I hang with the illest 
You I don't recognize 


Desensitize and paralyze 
Sabotage headquarters 
Flood your bloodlines, we sterilize 


Here we come 
Chant down dem Babylon 
The wicked man when he sees me I go run 


Me understand 
Why dem cowards don't want none 
Underground blaze the sound to Armageddon 


pre-chorus:
Our time has come
Set it off


chorus (2x):
RISE - Let your spirit fly 
RISE - Stand up for yourself 
RISE - Hold your head up high


Our time has come 
Set it off


Choose my battles, unravel your crew 
Dismantle, they still can't handle or fathom 
What I throw at 'em 


I can't imagine, they babblin' 
Acting like I'm laughing, don't find it funny 
But I smile at your sarcasm 


You plastic, so tragic, you fake 
So you mask it, no gimmicks, no antics 
We real and we've outlasted 


Your phoniness, so you best to come correct 
You want to disrespect 
Why do cowards talk the loudest 


Papa didn't raise no punk 
On everything I love, if you ready 
Then come and get it son 


Overpower the strong tower 
Infiltrate top ranks 
Count down the final hour 


Here we come 
Chant down dem Babylon 
The wicked man when he sees me I go run 


Me understand 
Why dem cowards don't want none 
Underground blaze the sound to Armageddon 


pre-chorus
chorus 


RISE


Let your spirit fly


Bridge 
We made it
We made it
We made it this far 
Let your spirit fly
Don't you quit
Don't you quit
Don't you quit on me 
Let your spirit fly
We made it
We made it
We made it this far 
Let your spirit fly


RISE (3x)
Set it off


chorus (2x)


RISE - Let your spirit fly (3x)


RISE - Let your spirit fly (3x)
Our time has come
Set it off