[Verse 1]
Black, gold and a red dawn
Didn't they tell you little boys
This is how the West was won (how the West, how the West was won)
(How the West, how the West was won)
You send the ones to war you wouldn't fight for
Send the ones to war you know they'd die for
Pitfall, it's a travesty
There is no victory in defeat (no victory in defeat)

[Chorus]
Revolution rising
Now, now, now, now, now, now
Revolution rising
You ride to war but not to glory
Another hundred lost before it's morning

[Verse 2]
The world stands faint in the blink of an eye
They'll keep us occupied as they occupy
Terrorize as they victimize
What comes next when there's nothing left to exploit?
Pitfall, it's a travesty
There is no victory in defeat (no victory in defeat)

[Chorus]
Revolution rising
Now, now, now, now, now, now
Revolution rising
Revolution rising
You ride to war but not to glory
Another hundred lost before it's morning
Revolution rising
Now, now, now, now, now, now, now

[Outro]
How the West, how the West was won
How the West, how the West was won
How the West, how the West was won
How the West, how the West was won
How the West, how the West was won
How the West, how the West was won
How the West, how the West was won
How the West, how the West was won