India.Arie - What If Lyrics






What if Martin didn't stand up
What if Rosa didn't sit down
What if Malcolm didn't man up
Where would we be now

What if Marley didn't get up, stand up
What if Dubois didn't come to advance us
And Mandela didn't come to teach us
Where would we be now

We are the ones we've been waitin' for
We can change the world
We can change the world

With our love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
'Cause it is up to us...
We are the ones we've been waitin' for
We can change the world
Our love can change the world
We can change the world
With our love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Our love can change the world

What if Maya didn't speak out
What if Langston Hughes didn't write it down
What if Josephine Baker didn't dance it out, no!
Tell me where would we be now

What if Sojourner never told the truth
Or Ida B. Wells never printed the news
Harriet never went underground
Where would we be now?

We are the ones we've been waitin' for
We can change the world
We can change the world

With our love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
'Cause it is up to us...
We are the ones we've been waitin' for
We can change the world
Our love can change the world
We can change the world
With our love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Our love can change the world

Me too, I matter, you matter, we matter
Together we are love
Me too, I matter, you matter, we matter
Together we are love

It's gotta be all of us
Stand up and speak up
With all of our love

Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
'Cause it is up to us...
We are the ones we've been waitin' for
We can change the world
Our love'll change the world
We will change the world
With our love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Our love can change the world

Oprah, Kamala, Ava, Tarana and Lena
Serena, Viola, Opal, Patrisse and Alicia
You and me, are the chosen, right now, this is our moment
We are a people of motion
Our love's gonna change the world





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  1. A.... M....

    Loveeeeeeee!!!!!!!❤is all we need

  2. D.... S....

    She bad

  3. L.... ....

    💜💜💜💜💜💜

  4. V.... B....

    Excellent lyrics India Arie!

  5. H.... J....

    😊Thank God they ALL did, we're better because of their efforts. Politics is all around us, I invite you to listen to political educator Yvette Carnell on Monday and Wednesday evenings live on YouTube.😉 Join the conversation and take the STEPS to change the world😍

  6. L.... T....

    I’m doing a dance to this song for Black History Month!! My schools dance team love the song! ❤️🥺

  7. S.... B....

    Sad because no

  8. S.... B....

    Its so sad a lot of people died.
    SAD BUT TRUE

  9. S.... S....

    Wow, so beautiful and so profoundly true! Thank you for your heart and your voice, India.

  10. N.... W....

    Deep. But, only our LORD Jesus Christ "GOD" can save souls from this wicked world, we as ppl could never change the world. Satan already poluted it

    Acts 2:38 Kjv SCRIPTURES SAVE LIVES

  11. �.... �....

    So briliant🖤

  12. D.... ....

    beautiful lightworker you are India! Thank you for manifesting the truth of unity. Love!

  13. w.... b....

    Musica linda... víeis esquerdista! Goo Trump! Goo peace!

  14. s.... d....

    On My Birthdate India. This is more than a wake up call.

  15. P.... A....

    Impressive

  16. E.... D....

    I love you

  17. B.... B....

    Beauiful!! We change world with our love!!

  18. G.... A....

    OmG. Your song are so amazing! Big fan of you from Russia. Great to hear smart lyrics and great voice!

  19. S.... W....

    This is very empowering

  20. O.... i....

    We sang this in a school program this song. Is touching.

  21. E.... M....

    I absolutely love this song very empowering we are the ones we have been waiting for yes🥰our love can change the world

  22. A.... P....

    U are a legend....

  23. B.... O....

    So exquisitely beautiful and truthful! Thsnk you for the love and resistance action anthem! We CAN change the world. Our love can change the world! Thank you beautiful India! Thank you! 🙏🏾🕉❤

  24. K.... L....

    KAMALA HARRIS 2020 - RIGHT NOW, THIS IS OUR MOMENT!

  25. n.... ....

    Thank you Ms. India

  26. M.... W....

    This is my first time hearing and seeing this video, and I pushed thumbs up when I clicked on it.

  27. T.... M....

    This 😭

  28. V.... B....

    I love you!!!

  29. �.... q....

    Love you mother

  30. K.... S....

    Yesssssss...thank you 🙏

  31. J.... L....

    India Arie....awesome song....you've done it again.... thank you for continuously bringing awareness to the world, for the greater good!🤗💜🙏

  32. S.... M....

    Preach India, I LOVE your vibe..😊

  33. K.... H....

    Absolutely Love, love, love this beautiful Piece

  34. C.... L....

    We are the ones we've waiting for
    No man in the sky to come and free us

  35. K.... E....

    The music is the message.
    Thank you, Queen.

  36. G.... U....

    I'm changing the world with God's help. 😉😊😘

  37. R.... C....

    This girl so damn bad ...smh...

  38. T.... J....

    ❤️💯

  39. D.... ....

    WHAT IF???????

  40. G.... D....

    Love this song❤️❤️❤️

  41. B.... ....

    Much needed, thank you for your music India! ♡

    🧘🏻‍♀️
    🌎

  42. B.... B....

    The world don’t love us queen. We gotta love ourselves. Like Elijah Muhammad said separation is the only way. We have to love ourselves as black people and the skin we are in. From light to the darkest

  43. n.... j....

    💕💃🏿💕🥰🌻🤗💗Love this song

  44. B.... A....

    Love it ❤️

  45. R.... L....

    I love this video, I want to include it in a lesson that I'm teaching, but I cant show it to my students because it has the F word on a sign. I know its allot to ask but is it possible to alter that one part (@3:07)?

  46. G.... ....

    I love this ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

  47. C.... ....

    What about Marcus Garvey

  48. A.... S....

    18 people don't believe their love is up to them to change the world. #MeToo #WeMatter #BLM

  49. I.... G....

    Nostalgic n inspirational 💜

  50. L.... P....

    Yessszzzzz the anthem of today👏🏽❤

  51. K.... G....

    Just Amazing! ❤❤❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  52. L.... T....

    I love this joint, I even gave it a thumbs up, but why do we always gotta give love when they give violence?? I'm not Martin, I'm way more Malcolm

    L.... T....

    Because when WE give violence, We become just like them! Love always wins!

  53. J.... C....

    India.arie will be in philly at the Dell music festival 2019, philly lets show her LOVE

  54. D.... A....

    Simply wow. The new soundtrack of my life 💪🏽

  55. Z.... �....

    Three months to see cannot wait love you 😘

  56. T.... H....

    Yes Queen

  57. K.... R....

    💕💕💕. Thanks so much for always teaching me things. Blessings to you!!!

  58. M.... T....

    Music Television is very pleased to be featuring this important song on our network: https://www.musictelevision.com/2019/05/india-arie-steady-love-what-if-music.html 🖤 #MusicTelevision

  59. E.... L....

    Pure bliss

  60. E.... C....

    Please put STL MO on your tour also.

  61. O.... K....

    *"WE MATTER, TOGETHER WE ARE LOVE! WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!" BLACK PEOPLE UNITE!* ❤

    O.... K....

    🙏❤yrs Ma'am

  62. S.... M....

    ✊🏿✊🏿

  63. T.... B....

    India Arie's Music & Message has always and continues to be Relevant, What if WE as a people would follow through and execute the message from her and those that she has featured here in this outstanding video.....What IF??

  64. F.... G....

    This is Beautiful 😍😍😢

  65. A.... B....

    Thank you for this #songversation 🙌🏾💝🔥💝 #love changes the world

  66. T.... S....

    I love india.arie shr gives me so much life

  67. A.... W....

    Omg this was AMAZING 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  68. L.... ....

    India's voice and Spirit makes me so happy

  69. B.... L....

    I liked Martin Luther king he was so nice

  70. H.... ....

    🎙 🔳🔲◾️▫️

  71. N.... W....

    I'm going Thursday

  72. L.... B....

    Thank you India for always bringing us a message of hope, peace and love and for speaking for the seemingly voiceless . It's a shame that anyone would find anything offensive about a video about changing the world with LOVE when everyday we are bombarded in the media by the offensive Donald Trump and his "Amerikkka. You my sister are an Icon and are lifting up your people with your gift of song. God bless you sistah.

  73. D.... M....

    I LOVE THIS!!! She should have dropped this song in time for Black History Month. Marketing dropped the ball on that. Doesn’t take away from its beauty though!

  74. A.... A....

    Daem!!! You Nailed it outrightly...

  75. J.... S....

    India.Arie DID THIS!!!! I LOVE THIS SONG AND VIDEO!!!!!

  76. s.... k....

    Love thanks for your 🎶 my sister

  77. C.... S....

    👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

  78. A.... R....

    I love you India arie you made history grow

  79. S.... W....

    The iconic India Arie dropped #anotherone

  80. E.... B....

    You have changed my world!!! Epitome of Black love, self-love, and our-love!!! Thank you, Ms. India!!! You are a Blessing to us!!! Wow, what a woman!!! (Black Woman!!!)

  81. d.... c....

    This message is so Powerful thank you India Arie

  82. T.... S....

    Our radio stations and BLACK artist's should be focused on messages of empowerment, enlightenment, encouragement and unity, such as this song here! This is REAL music and it's sad that it's NOT recognized as much as the GARBAGE that's glamorized today.

  83. B.... P....

    Beautiful ×××

  84. J.... S....

    Saw you sing this last night. I never heard the song before. This song is so powerful that I actually cried.
    Great job! What a message you have!!!

  85. J.... B....

    The teacher played this in class it was so emotional

  86. J.... W....

    LOVE!🙏🙌

  87. A.... B....

    Put it on the map 😁👍👍 it is up to to us why do we have to die 😭😔 in order make a message but the people need to all speak and be consistent in stead being push to go that route because of our life spans Live and let life and our Lord Jesus Christ. Take it course he never made any mistake he's the foul that can put out anything. Who do who wants to live anyone else's dream when can do it their selves. Just because you say and seek me do what come to your own mind and stop finding vessal to die for what you you us as vessal to speak for you stand for your self people racism is in everything poeple mood don't let noting hold you back active your activism and then you will the best results not just in all Christ Lord Jesus Christ 😇🙏🙌 blessed us with this messages following me to a higher sources

  88. l.... t....

    PRAY THE LORD HAVE A BLESS

  89. J.... S....

    More like what if India didn't sing it out! 😁

  90. A.... A....

    This came out in February. Why does it say this was posted two weeks ago

  91. M.... A....

    GIRL !!!! I want to play this at our next Black History Month school assembly - but the F-Word on the sign being held up at 3:05, would make that a little difficult to do - any way your people could create a version with the word blurred out ????

    I'm seriously asking on behalf of ALL TEACHERS AROUND THE WORLD who want to use this in their school communities. It's an incredibly powerful piece of media, and it would be a shame if all people took away from it was seeing a swear word XO

    M.... A....

    Hello I created an edited version but I don't know if too late to be of use to you

  92. B.... E....

    So Beautiful!

  93. P.... G....

    Yes ma'am

  94. V.... B....

    I love you India you are already change the world so much with your music keep the good work and big respect for all of you!!!!!!!!!!

  95. C.... B....

    This song is powerful😍😍😍😍😍😍

  96. T.... F....

    Beautiful track

  97. K.... L....

    I'm coming to your concert
    I live you so much you are one of my idols can't way to see you

  98. L.... C....

    This song came right on time for me.. (came with a lot of understanding) Thank you.. (I see Love) 🥰💕👸🏾🤴🏾💪🏾🌞 I Love y’all

  99. I.... B....

    💕💕💕❤❤❤❤❤