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"People Have the Power" 
 

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Patti Smith

 
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"People Have the Power" is a 1988 anthemic rock song by Patti Smith, released on her Dream of Life album. Co-written with her late husband, Fred "Sonic" Smith, it was designed as a timeless, rallying protest song to inspire global activism, hope, and social change, with lyrics emphasizing collective strength and the belief that people can reshape their world.

The song is a "dream" of what could happen if people united to create change, fight injustice, and act against war. The recurring line "people have the power" acts as a direct affirmation of collective agency.

 It was intended as an anthem for the world, a purpose it has achieved by being frequently sung in global marches, rallies, and as U2's walk-on music.

 Patti Smith has performed it with many artists, including Michael Stipe and Bruce Springsteen at various social and political events.

The song continues to serve as an enduring anthem for democracy, environmentalism, and human rights movements.

The lyrics, particularly the line "I believe everything we dream can come to pass, through our union we can turn the world around," encapsulate a message of hopeful, active, and united resistance.

“People Have the Power”

I was dreaming in my dreaming
of an aspect bright and fair
and my sleeping it was broken
but my dream it lingered near
in the form of shining valleys
where the pure air recognized
and my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry
that the people have the power
to redeem the work of fools
upon the meek the graces shower
it's decreed the people rule

The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power

Vengeful aspects became suspect
and bending low as if to hear
and the armies ceased advancing
because the people had their ear
and the shepherds and the soldiers
lay beneath the stars
exchanging visions
and laying arms
to waste in the dust
in the form of shining valleys
where the pure air recognized
and my senses newly opened
I awakened to the cry

The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power

Where there were deserts
I saw fountains
like cream the waters rise
and we strolled there together
with none to laugh or criticize
and the leopard
and the lamb
lay together truly bound
I was hoping in my hoping
to recall what I had found
I was dreaming in my dreaming
god knows a purer view
as I surrender to my sleeping
I commit my dream to you

The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power
The people have the power

The power to dream, to rule
to wrestle the world from fools
it's decreed the people rule
it's decreed the people rule
Listen
I believe everything we dream
can come to pass through our union
we can turn the world around
we can turn the earth's revolution
we have the power
People have the power

The people have the power
The people have the power

The power to dream, to rule
to wrestle the world from fools
it's decreed the people rule
it's decreed the people rule
we have the power
People have the power
we have the power…

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