No capo [hook] The revolution, oh, oh (Yes) Will be televised, will be televised (The revolution will be televised) The revolution, oh, oh Will be televised, will be televised (The revolution will be televised Sitting back watching, but I'm so unstable I been an Og since I was rockin' in the cradle Y'all don't know that my bite is so fatal Kick a fool down like the homie with the 80- ayy though, nigga don't play though With the like the spray though Sculpted left hand full of clay dough Split him in the middle cut him up like a potato Oh, leave 'em on the sideline, bleeding cause he tried mine We loot 'til the boot out Me and my brother, we was caught up in a shootout had to handle, pigs on a nigga, four days eight laws of power, eighty-five ways Tec-9's with a couple 45's and the revolution will be televised [hook] The revolution, oh, oh Will be televised, will be televised (The revolution will be televised) The revolution, oh, oh Will be televised, will be televised (The revolution will be televised) This ain't he local pass cash with the bra fast views This shit will be viewed on your broadcast news Why did I do it? My momma is on the call Shot three lil pigs and now my back against the wall Nowhere to turn and no where to go My blood is burnin' I'm about to blow huey, Malcolm and Martin, those are my peers They been doin' niggas like this for over hundreds of years Poppin' us, fear, now it's time for us to clap back but this time we gon' bust them the fuck back We ain't runnin', we shootin' and lookin' forward anybody, somebody, everybody on the floor They just surrounded my place hold the court in the streets so I can win my case Tec-9's with a couple 45's and the revolution will be televised [hook] The revolution, oh, oh Will be televised, will be televised (The revolution will be televised) The revolution, oh, oh Will be televised, will be televised (The revolution will be televised) The revolution-lution-lution-lution The revolution-lution-lution-lution Will be televised Oh, oh, oh, oh The revolution-lution-lution-lution Oh, la-la-la-la-da-da-da [hook] The revolution, oh, oh Will be televised, will be televised (The revolution will be televised) The revolution, oh, oh, na, na, na, na, na Will be televised, will be televised (The revolution will be televised)