Text: Black Eyed Peas. The Beginning. Play It Loud.

I pledge my allegiance
To rhythm and sound
Music is my medicine
Let the rhythm pound

And play it loud, baby, play it loud
Play it loud, baby, play it loud
Rock the crowd, baby, rock the crowd
And play it loud, baby, play it loud

I found a love, it's in the music
Drop all your guns, drop all that bullshit
We found a love inside the instruments
John Lennon, Bob Marley are my presidents

The sound of trumpets wake up people sleeping now
The drum and volume playin', gonna shake the ground
The violins will pick you up when you are down
The melody will spin 'round and 'round and 'round

And who's going to stop us?
Who's going to stop us from rocking with the sound?
Oh, who's going to stop us, who's going to stop us
From brea-b-b-breaking it down?

Gonna play it loud, gonna play it loud
Play it loud, baby, play it loud
And rock the crowd, baby, rock the crowd
And rock the crowd, baby, play it loud

Hot beats coming from the city streets
MP3s via internet from overseas
DJ's playing, you dance to 'em, swaying, staying up
All night, zombie life, I'll be your delight

Oh, the sound of trumpets wake up people laying down
Oh, the drum and volume playin', gonna shake the ground
Oh, the violins will pick you up when you are down
The melody will spin 'round and 'round and 'round

And who's going to stop us?
Who's going to stop us from rocking with the sound?
Oh, who's going to stop us, who's going to stop us
From brea-b-b-breaking it down?

Gonna play it loud, gonna play it loud
Play it loud, baby, play it loud
And rock the crowd, baby, rock the crowd
Play it loud, baby, play it loud

I pledge my allegiance
To rhythm and sound

This is wisdom
A wise man once said
Tomorrow does not equal yesterday