Change

## Single by Joy Denalane featuring Lupe Fiasco

"**Change**" is a song by Joy Denalane, released as the lead track from her second studio album *Born & Raised* (2006). It features vocals from Lupe Fiasco. A collection of remixes was released on August 10, 2007. It was featured in the 2008 film's soundtrack, *Taken*. The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on October 25, 2009, directed by Masaki Ohkita.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

* Ben Krass, Curtis Mayfield – composer
* Ernest "I.D." Wilson – producer
* Götz "GG" Gottschalk – executive producer
* Joy Denalane – vocals, lyricist
* Max Herre – lyricist, co-producer, executive producer
* Sekou Neblett – lyricist
* Tom Krüger – mixing engineer
* Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco – vocals, lyricist

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]

So, what's it gon' be? Haha

L-U-P-E, Joy

Come on, woo

[Verse 1: Joy Denalene]

There's so many things to say right now

I got so much on my mind

Look at what is going down

How much higher can we climb?

The system that we're living in

Depends on poverty and greed

But people don't need charity

It's justice that we need

[Pre-Chorus: Joy Denalene]

There's disrepair

Hey, it's surrounding you and it's worse than it's ever been

(We'll overcome) We'll overcome the things they do, yeah

(We're halfway there) Halfway there 'cause we know the truth

But living is another thing

(We'll overcome) Overcome the things they do

Lift your voice and sing

[Chorus: Joy Denalene]

A change is coming our way (It's coming our way)

Step-by-step and day by day

And we'll live, we'll live by all that we say

Step-by-step, now come what may

[Verse 2: Joy Denalene]

There's war all around the world in the name of democracy

Can't tell the rouge from the just when they bring hypocrisy

I see my sisters on the move, making sure we all contend

Must've lost something on the way, we reduced ourselves again, yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Joy Denalene]

There's disrepair

Hey, it's surrounding you and it's worse than it's ever been

(We'll overcome) We'll overcome the things they do, yeah

(We're halfway there) Halfway there and we know the truth

But living is another thing

(We'll overcome) Overcome the things they do

Lift your voice and sing

[Chorus: Joy Denalene, *Lupe Fiasco*]

A change is coming our way (Sing it, sing it; it's coming our way)

Step-by-step and day by day

And we'll live, we'll live by all that we say (*Yeah, uh*)

Step-by-step, now come what may (*Uh, now*)

[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]

Before we go forth, we gotta take 'em back (Back)

So we can know where to dig

'Cause if we never know what happened in the past

Then we can never know just what it is

If we don't do it for us, we gotta do it for our kids, kids

So they ain't gotta relive

See, there's so much happening, it ain't gon' get fixed

With singing and rapping and we gotta take action

And turn that preach into practicing

'Cause what happened back then will be right back again (Woo)

But each one teach one

'Cause we only as fast as the last one straggling, so help 'em out

[Bridge: Joy Denalane, *Lupe Fiasco*]

(Step-by-step, day by day)

(*Uh*) I said it won't be long, it won't be long

(Step-by-step, come what may)

Sheesh, I feel it coming on strong, yeah (Come on)

(Step-by-step, day by day)

Ooh, we gonna overcome

(Step-by-step, come what may)

(*Uh*) As long as we are one

[Chorus: Joy Denalene]

A change is coming our way (Sing it; it's coming our way)

Ooh, step-by-step and day by day

I said we'll live by all that we say, yeah

Step-by-step, now come what may (People)

A change is coming our way (Said it's coming our way)

Step-by-step and day by day (Ooh-ooh, you know it's coming)

We'll live by all that we say (I know it's coming)

Step-by-step, now come what may

## References

1. ↑ "Change (feat. Lupe Fiasco) - EP by Joy Denalane". *Apple Music*. August 10, 2007.