who are you and what does it mean   to brand yourself part of an underground scene?   without the passion, you\'ve sold your soul   to gain some measure of control   somehow it seems that the point was missed   the power\'s in your head, not in your fists      over the years   (we had to rise)   we did it our way   there was (no compromise)   over the years   (we had to rise)   we did it our way   (there was no compromise)      countless others have come and gone   they make some noise and they move right along   it\'s not an image that we are portraying   it\'s not a game that other\'s like playing   we\'ll never break and we\'re not going to bend   this is one message for us to send      over the years   (we had to rise)   we did it our way   there was (no compromise)   over the years   (we had to rise)   we did it our way   (there was no compromise)   compromise!