"The Victims are what mean the most to us and that we cared so much about. And we're
Friends with, and had our classes with. I just really feel that we are going to be known as
The school that overcame."
(whoa) I know you're feelin' pain right now
(whoa) And you don't wanna talk right now
(whoa) I know you're going through something
And you don't want to be bothered right now (whoa)
Not gonna lie and say I understand
(whoa) I just wanna be here for you if I can
(whoa) To hold your hand and be by your side
And together we will get through these times
And we will cry together (uh huh)
And we'll fight this together (uh huh)
And we'll be strong together
Stand together
Pray together
Rise up
When you feel you cant go on
Rise up
And all of your hope is gone
Rise up
When you're weak and you cant be strong
Rise up (rise up)
Rise up
And when the tears start to fall
Rise up
And you feel you've given it your all
Rise up
When your back is up against the wall
Rise
Rise up
(whoa) Now I know the burdens that you bear
(whoa) And you don't think nobody cares
(whoa) A storm comes out of nowhere
And you feelin' like it just ain't fair (whoa)
Not here to preach about the brighter side (no)
Cause I understand and now is not the time (oh)
See I just want to help you make it right
Walk with you, holding up candle lights
And we will cry together (we will cry together)
And we'll fight this together (stand up and fight)
And we'll be strong together (hey)
Stand together (stand together)
Pray together
Rise up (woo)
When you feel you can't go on (feel like you can't go on)
Rise up
And all of your hope is gone (all your hope is gone)
Rise up
When you're weak and you can't be strong (hey
Rise (you gotta rise up yeah)
Rise up
And when the tears start to fall (yeah)
Rise up
And you feel you've given it your all
Rise up
When your back is up against the wall
Rise (rise)
You see struggle
Struggle has no color (hey)
No color (hey)
In the midst of crisis
You are my sister (hey) and I'm your brother (yeah)
And side by side we'll face this thing
Standin' tall (standin' tall)
You and me (hey)
Rise up
Rise
Rise up
Rise (Woo)
Rise up (Hey)
Rise
We will rise
Rise up
Heads up to the sky
Rise up
Rise
When all hope has fallen yeah
Rise up
We'll stand tall and believe (yes we will)
Rise
Rise up
And we gotta know tomorrow will come (yeah) and
Rise
Rise up
You will have the victory
Rise up
Hey Rise up Rise up
Rise
Rise up
Hey hey hey hey hey
Rise
Rise up
In the middle, in the middle of your storm when you, (rise up)
When you think you, when you think you cannot make it rise up
Rise up (ooh)
Rise
Rise up
God bless you Virginia. Our hearts go out to you and your families
Peace
Dog at the window still looks all day never gets her fill
Cause a glance means a chance to break the birds out congregating
I have seen a look like that you licked your chops from where you sat
Make your kill for a thrill and you don't mind waiting
Rise up your dead, there's life in the old girl yet
Rise up your dead
When it bums you out, all the hunters sprung to pounce
And at best it's a mess like a nest infested
You remember there's more than this
There always was and always is
Tend the artist in your charges, you are full invested
And if you need to, read your mindless mag
Call me up for tickets, we'll go see sugarland
And it gets better even when it's been a drag
Just move to the music, move your body to the band and
Paw grant me its wisdom oh yeah. I felt your resistance and distance of heartfelt relief. Exis par exis tone. It waits nothing ever you never.
You know I have seen the dark side
But evil is not my friend
And you know I'll die trying
Keep on trying to the end
You know I'm superstitious
But the devil never pays
My victory is delicious
When you fall, fall from grace
My holy sacrifice
It's time for me to rise
The demons chained me down
It's time to rise
Rise up
Rise up
Rise
Rise up
I have had my share of fighting
But I still could fight some more
Now I can see the horizon
Much better than before
What I've been giving all these years
My blood, my sweat, my tears
I'll carry on forever
My holy sacrifice
It's time for me to rise
The demons chained me down
It's time to rise
Rise up
Rise up
Rise up
My holy sacrifice
It's time for me to rise
The demons chained me down
What I've been giving all these years
My blood, my sweat, my tears
I'll carry on forever
It's time to rise
Rise up
Rise up
Rise up
We take one step
One tiny step and we're on our way
To where we are from where we were
Just yesterday
Well the sun's gonna rise
When it's everything or nothing
And everything seems dark
The sun's gonna rise up with you
You'll be allright
I'm on your side
And we'll make it through
When you can't go on
I will be strong
Enough to carry you
Well the sun's gonna rise
When it's everything or nothing
And nothing seems allright
The sun's gonna rise up with you
Well the sun's gonna rise
When it's everything or nothing
And everything seems dark
Well it's up to you what you really want to do - take time - to find a way
Focus on your vision you're on a secret mission
Ignore what the masses say
Well it's up to me what I really want to be
And I'm still searching for the day
We got to fight we got to feel we got to know that this is real
If we're going to win this race
We gotta rise up open our eyes up
Take this vision and stop another casualty
You want it all for free then you'll get nothing
That's the way its gotta be
Well your point of view it belongs to you - no one - can take it away
Dare to envision hold on to your decision
Take control of each passing day
Well it's plain to see all the loss
And tragedy you can watch the worlds slow decay
Or we can change our destiny our visions never gonna change
Well it's up to you what you really want to do - take time - to find a way
Focus on your vision you're on a secret mission
Ignore what the masses say
Life's not free yeah who you gonna be yeah another victim of society
But you don't listen - you're on a mission - searching for another way
We gotta rise up open our eyes up
Take this vision and stop another casualty
You want it all for free then you get nothing
I will not stand silently by as you mock and curse my God
Stand against Him; you will be brought down
Here I come; I'm bout to rise up
All of my people, we're 'bout to rise up
Here we come now, we're 'bout to rise up
All of my people, we're bout rise up
You bark accusations that paralyze my brothers in fear
Living in the big city
The American dream
Is far roaming in the streets of greed
Everywhere I turn I'm on a mission for more
But I aint selling my soul
With the dope theres no girl
Im on a one way box to the top
Hitting the strip but got a sound that would rally the block
Im in the fast lane and I wont stop
You aint nothing but talk
You Couldnt hang on the rope by ball
This life that I live
It aint for the weak
Got my roddy gangster that came off the street
Im trying to keep the peace
but I gotta keep my pace
Got these drunk police
Want me all rappy
And I'm searching for the higher ground
I want my head in the sky
So high that I cant come down
Leave your lies in every town across the nation
Cause you can never stop to play
Gotta Rise up (to the top, to the top)
Cant stop (How high can you get?)
Gotta Rise up (to the top, to the top)
Cant stop (How high can you get?)
Cause what goes up must come down
So we gotta rise up to the Higher ground
Rise Up (Rise Up)
Rise Up (Rise Up)
Rise Up (Rise Up)
How high can you get?
Cruising in the drop chevy
Got my foot on the floor
Im hitting switches and my brim is heavy
You wanna look inside
And see whos crossing the brine
Curiosity is killing you
With stick in the prime
I get high from the brim in the set
Never gripping the square
But all you haters couldnt hold my.
Dont need a clip for my ? straight
You should leave it alone
And check your toe cause my line will spit
This right heres as high as it gets
Somebody likes it..the hell
Cause you stepped on the sex
But guess who will show you, you gotta pass the check
Got my clock on deck and my custom vest streets
You came, for me I'm the best
And you can keep the dress
Cause I'm smoke at the less
Turn a step back I'm tired of getting pushed
Gotta rise up to the top (to the top)
Cant stop (How high can you get?)
Gotta rise up to the top (to the top)
Cant stop (How high can you get?)
Cause what goes up must come down
So we gotta rise up to the Higher ground
Rise Up (Rise Up)
Rise Up (Rise Up)
Rise Up (Rise Up)
How high can you get?
I go psycho
Crazy Michael Myers
Except the stages on fire going higher
Cause when I lean on a flyer
Theres so much more to make the whole city rise
This defines a man to get the whole world lifted
Wall man trying to make a land with a mission
Theres no way you can stand in this position
You cant take the heat get the fuck about the tension
Go with the will to hustle, you see if we hit the floor youll never stop it you aint got the muscle
Were going to world top, homeboy this is the show
We gotta blow up the stage be out the door
Sometimes we all nedd an escape
So when we form our track
Well get your mind while we get the stat
I made a pack with a crew on the hill
We continue to build with all the people who believe their bill
Gotta Rise up (to the top, to the top)
Cant stop (How high can you get?)
Gotta Rise up (to the top, to the top)
Cant stop (How high can you get?)
Cause what goes up must come down
So we gotta rise up to the Higher ground
Rise Up (Rise Up)
Rise Up (Rise Up)
Rise Up (Rise Up)
Well, I was there when you were torn apart
And now a piece of you is gone
Some how you wish that you could only find
A little strength to carry on
You've tried so hard to make it on your own
That your heart has come undone
So I am here to prove that I alone
Have the power to overcome
Don't let your heart be troubled
This world will never keep you down
It will never keep you down
So rise up, my friend
No, this will never be the end
So rise up, my friend
And live again
I didn't want you to feel this way
It's not what life was meant to be
And so for you, my friend, I'll take your shame
You can give it all to me
'Cause you've wrestled demons every day
And they've dragged you to your knees
But in your weakness you will learn to find
That I will always be your strength
Don't let your heart be troubled
This world will never keep you down
It will never keep you down
So rise up, my friend
No, this will never be the end
So rise up, my friend
And live again
In life or in death, through joy or regret
And all of the secret things you have done
No matter what comes, my friend
Nothing can keep you from the love of God
So rise up, my friend
No, this will never be the end
So rise up, my friend
And live again
So rise up
So rise up
So rise up, my friends
And live again
Rise up, my friend
Lie to me
Tell me that everything'll be alright
(Whoa-o-a)lie to me
And say it didn't mean anything
1 2 3 go!
I should've known when my kicks
Crossed the hinge on your door
That you had something more in store
Implore
Do not push my back to the wall (x2)
(Chorus)
This is a set up
Rush adrenaline
Fake, phony, fed up
Bass, Alkaline
This is a set up
Waste everything
this is a set up
set up!
You never told me
Till the pressure started building
You never told me
I was wrong
I was right (x2)
You never told me
Till the building started shaking
Now I'm surrounded on all sides
Lie to me
Tell me that everything will be all right
(Whoa-o-a)Lie to me
Don't say it didn't mean anything
Lie to me
Killing joke cause your smile was the calm to the storm
And the ties that bind have been torn
I said
Do not push my back to the wall (x2)
(Chorus)
This is a set up
Rush adrenaline
Fake, phony, fed up
Bass, Alkaline
This is a set up
Waste everything
this is a set up
set up!
You never told me
Till the pressure started building
You never told me
I was wrong
I was right (x2)
You never told me
Till the building started shaking
Now I'm surrounded on all sides
Lie to me
Tell me that everything will be all right
(Whoa-o-a)Lie to me
Don't say it didn't mean anything
Lie to me
You take this, for granted, right?
And I, never wanted anybody else
You take this, for granted, right?
And I never wanted anybody else
You took this all for granted
You took it all
You took this all for granted
You took it all
Took it all
Lie to me
Tell me that everything'll be alright
Rise up rise up
Oh rise and show your power
Rise up rise up
Dance into the sun
Rise up rise up
It's time for celebration
Rise up rise up
Spirits time has come
Spirits time has come
We want lovin' and laughter again
We want heartbeat
We want this madness to end
We want dancin'
Wanna run in the street
We want freedom to live in this peace
We want power
Wanna make it ok
Want to be singin' at the end of the day
Children to breathe a new life
We want freedom to love who we please
Chorus
Talkin' 'bout the right time to be workin' for peace
Wantin' all the tension in the world to ease
We want to love
Run wild in the streets
We want to be free
We want to be free
We want to be free
Talkin' 'bout a new way
About changin' our names
Talkin' ''bout buildin' the land of our dreams
This tightrope's gotta learn how to bend
We're makin' new plans
Gonna start it again
Gonna start it again
We're gonna start it again
Chorus
Lovin'
Singin'
Dancin'
Feelin'
Startin' again
Whats in your heart
Whats in your head
Its one of the other these days
The quick or the dead
Sometimes we gotta fight
So don't you complain
Cause I never promised this
Would be easy babe
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
And every things weird
But soon they'll be gone
Cause are whispered words
are louder then bombs
so don't you lose faith
say its no fun
cause we've come to far to stop
before we're done
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
(They will be)
Sometimes we get lost
But soon we'll be found
This is far to important
To turn back now
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
They will be surprised, yep
They will be surprised, yep
Cause we're gonna rise up
Click click bang he, he, he
I'm sick of niggaz trying to shoot the big six
But when the shit jumps off the nigga plays the big bitch
And that's the problem with the nation of blacks
Too slow with your motherfucking hands so you grab your gats
And listen to the gangsta music
You got a glock-ten in your lap but you scared to use it
You's a motherfucking stud
Letting all your homies know you bought another gun
Suppose they tried to pack you, dropped your dick in the dirt
And know exactly how to send it at you
Trying to work your way into the big clique
And that's the main reason young niggaz die quick
Living in this fast shit and trying to have a bad bit
But what you niggaz know about a bank roll
Tricking off the money you made with them stank hoes
Think about it quick quick and raise up bitch
Now the niggaz I run with are down brothers
And ready to die for a motherfucker
So when you want to step mate
I'm a bust you dead in your ass with this twelve gauge
I ain't your ordinary villain
Some niggaz was born dying I was born killing
So gather up your army G
'Cos that's what it's going to take to stop a nigga like me
'Cos I'm coming at you full force nigga
I hope you got some real niggaz on the trigger
'Cos I be rolling like a hustler
And since you got gats you better use them motherfuckers
Sparking nines at a drastic pace
Taking orders from a motherfucking basket case
So when my nine goes pop
Boy you better shit and get your ass up off the pot
Fuck 'em up listen to my glock click
Now raise up bitch
So niggaz don't fuck with me
'Cos I'm a run the whole ninety motherfucking three
And the rest of the years to come
So bitches bring it on if you motherfuckers want some
And I'm a break you off a big piece
'Cos niggaz can't fuck with the big chief
Attention motherfuckers about face
Salute the one that the people call scarface
Still quick to hit them up, quick to get them up
Quick to not give a fuck, never bringing the false shit
I left the mic for a year and I still ain't lost it
Still running them down, gunning them down
Yeah, 'cos real niggaz going to clown
So put your crown on since you're bigger
And let me take care of my business nigga
The bigger the nigga the bigger the cap
The bigger the bullet the bigger the fucking gatt
So step up with that hoe shit and I'm a empty the whole clip
Ain't no running like a rabbit
'Cos I'm a let you motherfuckers have it
Let the motherfucker blast
And bring your hat to your motherfucking ass
'cos niggaz ain't true to it, you're new to it
And don't know what to do to it
But I ain't never had that kind of luck
So we rise up from this
Little island, where reggae
Music spring from.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where Marcus
Garvey come from.
He spread his wing in, yes.
In foreign countries,
He spread his wing
To help foreign people.
African American people.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where reggae
Music spring from.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where Marcus
Garvey come from.
Harlem, Harlem, Harlem,
Harlem, Harlem,
It was happiness... brightness,
You could see that light,
Not streetlight, but Garvey
Light.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where reggae
Music spring from.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where Marcus
Garvey come from.
Yes there was that war,
The Italian invading, Ethiopia.
And he sent soldiers.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where reggae
Music spring from.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where Marcus
Garvey come from.
Let's look back on the works
Of Mr. Garvey,
Let's look back on the
Improvments of Mr. Garvey.
Let's look back on the
Development of Mr. Garvey.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where reggae
Music spring from.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where Marcus
Garvey come from.
And when he go
To foreign countries,
He didn't go to stay
But do a little business,
And the return.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where reggae
Music spring from.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where Marcus
Garvey come from.
It's a shame, his return
Didn't accept him,
From the island where he
Come frome.
It's a shame, his return
Didn't accept him,
From the island where he
Come frome.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where reggae
Music spring from.
And they turn their back
Against him,
And they criticize him.
And they turn their back
Against him,
And they criticize him.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where reggae
Music spring from.
So we rise up from this
Little island, where Marcus
A man, appears to be strong
Can start out with nothing
And take on the world
Girl, you take it all away
Leave him with nothing, nothing
Nothing to say
Rise up above
And let your heart see again
Rise up above
And light your mind
Heart, is going your own way
You've got to believe in yourself
If you want to be strong
Nooo, no one is perfect
You must be giving
If you want to be seen
Chorus
Those times when you're calling out, you're alone
You're just a minute away
You're just a minute away
Got to set yourself free
Oh please, get yourself free
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Check the shape of your eyes
You're taking too much
And loosen your smile
You're pushing too hard
You're lost for words
For what it's worth
The years ache on
You get the face you deserve
Time will heal these scars
I don't need your help
The melody's choked
Stuck in a swollen throat
Self-medicated and over-served
The tell-tale signs
You make your fate when you
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Scream yourself awake
Snap out of the trance
Feeling clumsy watching others dance
And draining away
A tangle of nerves
Kick out of your way
And learn to
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Check the shape of your eyes
Check the shape of your eyes
Check the shape of your eyes
Check the shape of your eyes
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Rise up, rise up
And make yourself well
Rise up, rise up
Rise up, rise up
Rise up, rise up
Rise up, rise up
YOU`RE TOO COOL TO BE SMART, BUT THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE
YOU`RE TOO HARD TO BE SANE, BUT THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE
YOU`RE TOO SAD TO BE HIGH, BUT THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE
YOU DON`T HAVE TO RUN
YOU GOT TO RISE UP, SWEET WOMAN CHILD
YOU GOT TO RISE UP, SWEET WOMAN CHILD
YOU GOT TO RISE UP, SWEET WOMAN CHILD
YOU`RE LOSING YOUR CONVICTIONS
YOU`RE TOO WISE TO BE COOL, BUT THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE
YOU`RE TOO DEEP TO BE GOOD, BUT THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE
YOU`RE TOO WEAK TO BE SOLD, BUT THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE
YOU DON`T HAVE TO RUN
YOU`RE LOSING ALL OF YOUR GOOD CONVICTIONS
YOUR INTEGRITY SLOWLY WATERED DOWN
NEVER MIND YOUR SOUL CONVICTIONS
NEVERMIND, NEVERMIND, NEVERMIND IT ALL
OH LORD WHEN YOU FEEL IT IN THE AIR
OH LORD WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANNA CRY
OH LORD WHEN YOU LOVE THE ONE YOU`RE WITH
Who wants to live forever
Here in a world of shame
Living under pressure
Hearts are filled with pain
It's time, time to break free
Time for a journey through dimensions
A never ending ride
Rays of hope from somewhere
Come from deep inside
Over and over I'm lost in bad dreams
And into the void I stare
Rise up to Heaven where Eden lies
A lost asylum somewhere beyond
Rise up forever out of the dark
Pain and sorrow left in the past
I'll carry on to safe my life
I'll ride on the wings of storm
I'm still alive, free inside
My heart and soul reborn
Over and over I'm counting my tears
I'm alone with all my fears
Rise up to Heaven where Eden lies
A lost asylum somewhere beyond
Rise up forever out of the dark
Pain and sorrow left in the past
Over and over I'm lost in bad dreams
And I'm counting all my tears
Rise up to Heaven where Eden lies
A lost asylum somewhere beyond
Rise up forever out of the dark
Raise up
Everybody raise up
Raise up
Raise up
Raise up
Raise up
Straight out the poor house eatin lobster with breakfast
Two new tour buses cuz my voice is infectious
Now the super models never call me a sexist
I got the new style and it's leavin' you breathless
I'm a born entertainer, comin' straight outta memphis
And if Elvis was alive even he would admit this
I'm all over the world usin' you as a witness
Test my drive sweetie cause my hunger is relentless
Raise up
Watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do, c'mon, c'mon
Raise up
Watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do
Raise up
Raise up
Everybody get together take your hands and raise up
Raise up
Raise up
Everybody get together don't be afraid to raise up
To all the fans sittin' up in the stands
We got some mad love
When we come to see you again
We're comin now and we're bringing some freinds
So get your ass up to the stage
And we can let the damn thing begin again
I'm back again and I came to win
And I came to move you, move you
So strike up the band raise up your hands
I wanna feel it movin' through you
Raise up
Watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do, c'mon, c'mon
Raise up
Watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do, watcha wanna do
Raise up
Raise up
Everybody get together take your hands and raise up
Raise up
Raise up
Everybody get together don't be afraid to raise up
Raise up
Raise up
Raise up
There comes a time in everyone's life
When we gotta stand up and fight
Doesn't mean that it's wrong or right
Just let it go cause it's on tonight
Round and round and round we go
Where we stop nobody knows
We'll stand together and let em know
Mess with the boys, get the hose that's the way it goes
Raise up
Raise up
Everybody get together take your hands and raise up
Raise up (everybody)
Raise up(get together)
Everybody get together don't be afraid to raise up
Raise up (everybody)
Raise up(get together)
Everybody get together take your hands and raise up
Raise up (everybody)
Raise up(get together)
God you say is always the answer
What is the answer for our cruelty?
We punish a life 'til it's life ever after
After the place that we all end up being
Oh, such is a morn' as this to awaken
Forgotten the hour that was yesterday
With a standing blow to the head of frustration
Divide and we fall have you nothing to say
So let us rise up, stand and be counted
Stand and be counted, on that let's agree
Rise up, dig out the cancer
Dig out the cancer of futility
Many's the word that's been broken true anger
Lips that are sealed as the hour slips away
Belief is a joke to this lost generation
Building the walls as the mind segregates
When all is said
The voice that is silent can't be heard
So let us rise up, stand and be counted
Stand and be counted, on that let's agree
Rise up, dig out the cancer
Dig out the cancer of futility
For we, we shall overcome someday
So bring me the head of the old palace tribe
For there is the rapture that bleeds out a life
Hand over fist from their pulpit they spew
Liars they'll crumble, not knowing the truth
When all is said
The voice that is silent can't be heard
So let us rise up, stand and be counted
Stand and be counted, on that let's agree
Let us rise up, dig out the cancer
Dig out the cancer of futility
Rise up, stand and be counted
Stand and be counted, on that let's agree
Let us rise up, dig out the cancer
Dig out the cancer of all human greed
For we, we shall overcome
Rise up, rise up
Rise up, stand and be counted
Stand and be counted, on that let's agree
Rise up, dig out the cancer
Rise up
You got your destiny to fulfill
And you welcome which what you will
So no more sitting on the fence
Living your life in false pretense
Yeah
Rise and shine
Give the most of the Glory
Rise and shine
Let the world know your story
Rise up, Rebel
Rise up, Wake up
Rise up, Wake up, Get up and seize the time
You're wallowing in mediocrity
Living your life in poverty
We know the system is a fraud
That's why they make your life so hard
Rise and shine
Give the most of the Glory
Rise and shine
Let the world know your story
Rise up, Rebel
Rise up, Wake up
Rise up, Get up, Stand up and seize the time
You've got your life to complete
And there will be no retreat
So for what on to progression
Getting complete satisfaction
Yeah
Rise and shine
Give the most of the Glory
Rise and shine
Let the world know your story
Rise up, Rebel
Rise up, Wake up
Rise up, Wake up, Stand up and seize the time
Rise up (oh my brother)
Wake up (oh my sister)
Rebel
Living your life in poverty won't make you feel that happy
Living your life in false pretense, it just don't make no sense
Rise up (oh mama)
Wake up (oh papa)
Rebel
HOOK:
We're goin' live this life
We're goin' live it right
Not just talk it but walk it cause we're goin' live for Christ
We're goin' hold it down, stone cold, hold our ground
All my soldiers RISE UP, SPARK THE HOLY CULTURE
BLAAW!
Repeat HOOK
VERSE(1):
You know the squad is a collection artist
Blessin' our God regardless of the fact we're engulfed in this godless
world that's spiritually broke like when folks are jobless
no spiritual ear like when corn is cob-less
No spiritual sight, no optics
No wonder spiritual life is hard to grasp like rice with chopsticks
We need our heart fixed, pull out the heart-kit
If change is gonna come then God has to spark it
We don't need another material object
We need to be re-plugged back into God, He's the socket
We'll meditate on His law but won't exhaust it
God'll take our heart and carve it like Boston Market
HOOK
VERSE(2):
Sin kills like arsenic, God is pure,
but some can't stomach His cure like when you're car-sick
Dead right, you need a headlight- you're headed for darkness
Get Christ---you get life---you're dead as a carcass
We're tellin' men that your sins are red as a carpet
He won't just forgive you He'll turn your debt into profit
You need to sweat Him, and let Him get in the cockpit
Halt the "co-pilot" talk you need to stop it
Man, you ain't in a Benz you're in a rocket
Life's too heavy for you, you men will drop it
We saw fit to take His path and walk it
Was on a high horse but got kicked right off it
Fought with Christ but we were forced the forfeit
Had a towel but we were forced to toss it
Had ego but thank God we lost it
Sin's signal was strong but thank God He crossed it
HOOK (x2)
VERSE(3):
Oh, what a sight now, we're living right now
Use the skills until we put the mic down
Check it, yo, cause the flow is like a nightgown
Rep Christ for life so you know we've got the right sound
And though the world is godless we thank God that God has called us
from being ballers, and players, and pimps and alcoholics
Times are hard but even still we must run our hardest
“Run like Forest," with a limp, but we run regardless!
For His glory we wanna be the flyest artist
But because of what our vocals be socially we may die as martyrs
Might have to take flight and say our "Sayonara's”
But that's alright we're meeting Christ in the sky tomorrow
So no more weed in us, or Hennessey in us
We've been freed indeed, we've got His seed in us
so while you're teasing us, He's gonna present us
faultless and blameless because He died for these sinners
Rize up
Rize up
Rize up
Rize up
Rize up
Rize up
Rize up
Rize up
Rize up
Rize up
Rize up
Gots to raise up
People, tell me how are we supposed to live?
Together, well, with no harmony
Between us, tell me can we work it out?
And stop this war
We got to
Gots to raise up, gots to raise up
Gots to raise up, gots to raise up
Gots to raise up, gots to raise up
For the peace and the soul
Gots to raise up
So insane, that everyday, almost every way
Seems to get worse
Ain't tryin' to preach but I feel we all know
We got to get it together
Before the power people start to sweat ya
Assed you out, just press on and be devout
Don't want to shout and point the finger
'Cause I'm gonna start in my own mirror
Can we unite and stop the kill for you and me?
Can't we feel the sense of community?
We're still under seige
We gots to be free
Gots to raise up, gots to raise up
Gots to raise up, gots to raise up
Gots to raise up, gots to raise up
For the peace and the soul
Gots to raise up
Gots to raise up
For the peace and the soul
Gots to raise up
If mindfulness can move mountains
Then we can find a way
To take the time to
Seek out joy
Each and every day
Stop waiting for the moment
Til everything is just right
Cause tomorrow is a notion of our imagination
All you need is the will and the might to
Rise up on the double
Be free from the troubles
Sometimes
That life will bring
Hold on to your lover
Be kind to each other
Some days that?s all you need
To rise up
It takes some strength to focus
When it's dark to find your way
To ask for help of a guiding hand
To make it through some days
Just take the time to notice
The goodness in your life
Cause tomorrow is a notion
Of our imagination
The path is clear
If you look to the light
Rise up on the double
Be free from the troubles
Sometimes
That life will bring
Hold on to your lover
Be kind to each other
Some days that?s all you need
To rise up
Sorrow will only
Follow you
If you don?t know
How to make a choice
If you need some love
Reach out and be well
In life you?ll find
It has its? own rewards
RISE UP
Think you're mister tough guy
When you're hanging with the crew
The time will come for justice
And you won't know what to do
When you meet your maker
And you got nowhere to go
You'll find out what ya fuckin' reap ya sow
Tonight we'll rise up
Watch them fall
Tonight we're gonna rise up
Watch them fall
Beatin' on the innocent
Your mum must be so proud
You terrorize the unsuspecting people in the crowd
The weak will band together
And that's when you'll be through
You'll pay so dearly for the evil that you do
Tonight we'll rise up
Watch them fall
Tonight we're gonna rise up
Watch them fall
LET'S FUCKIN' MOSH!
Tonight tonight tonight we're gonna rise up
Watch them fall
Tonight tonight tonight we're gonna rise up
Watch them fall
Tonight we'll rise up
Watch them fall
Tonight we're gonna rise up
RISE UP!
RISE UP!
RISE UP!
RISE UP!
RISE! UP!
RISE! UP!
RISE!
When you see the road ahead
that you've been down before
When you're half way to no where
and you can't pay the toll
You're hanging onto mercy
withered on the vine
With your feet on the ground, your head in the clouds
and your heart on the line
Open up your eyes
Chorus
You've got to rise up (rise up)
when this life has got you down
You've got to look up (look up)
when you search & nothings found
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the love that's here and now
It's coming down
So rise up now.
When your told that day is over
long after the sun goes down
And your mind it keeps on racing
at the dreams that don't come 'round
When you don't know how to surrender
'Cause your whole life's been a fight
When the dark holds you and you can't break through
cause you haven't seen the light.
Open up your eyes...
Bridge:
And all the lambs roar like lions
And all the prisoners breaking their chains
And all the poor find their treasure
Cause heaven is coming this way.
And all the lambs roar like lions
And all the prisoners breaking their chains
And all the poor find their treasure
This is David Nevermind
And today's controversy is coming from yet another member
(Aiyyo tell 'em that we not gon' be playin)
Or should I say members of the hip-hop community
(I'll blaze 'em niggaz)
Petey Pablo, a new artist signed under jive
(Aiyyo go get my homeboys)
And has teamed up with Timbaland, outta VA
(We gonna blow this up)
In a quest to redeem his title
And bring, North Carolina, and Virginia, to the front of the line
(Yeah, we gon' do it)
We're gonna stand by
This one's for North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
This one's for you, uh-huh, this one's for who?
Us, us, us
Yes sir
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
This one's for you, uh-huh, this one's for who?
Us, us, us
Yes sir
Who am I? Petey Pab' motherfucker
First to put it down for North Carolina
But guess what
(What?)
It's been worth it
I'm a superstar, bought me a big ol' car
Four point six
(See the car)
Black with the bars from the front to back
And got a button in the middle, make the trunk go "eh-eh"
But it ain't 'bout that
It's about gettin' whatchu gettin' and drivin' all back here
Big fellas
(Six fellas)
Half of me and Carolina niggaz done time together
Polk, Bladen, Marshall, Hoke, Greene County, Tillery, damn
Transfer, Sandy Ridge, Browns over here
(Greens over here)
Pasqoutank, down on the, Odom East
(Lemme think)
Johnson County, Franklin, Burgaw
Newport, Warren, Shelby, Kenansville
(Man Currituck)
Tarboro, Triangle, Goldsboro, Halifax, Statesville
And all my niggaz doin' life behind the wall
This right here, right here, right here's for
This one's for North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
This one's for you, uh-huh, this one's for who?
Us, us, us
Yes sir
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
This one's for you, uh-huh, this one's for who?
Us, us, us
Yes sir
You remember them days y'all, we used to play y'all
The radio and put our own lil' part in the song y'all
We used to
(Rep our city, rep our city!)
Runnin through the school halls
Just before our basketball pep-rally jumped off
(hah!)
My house, my home, my hood
(Hah!)
My brother, my sister, my cous'
(Hah!)
My niggaz that was there from the beginin'
Been wit me even 'fore they knew what bein' with me was
Y'all niggaz just glanced at it, now I gotcha starin' at it
But it's been the same ol' North Carolina it's been bein'
Y'all niggaz just gettin' it, oh it's a shame isn't it?
Oh you thought we said we were comin' wit a whole lotta somethin'
We were bullshhh!
(Ahh!)
This one's for North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
This one's for you, uh-huh, this one's for who?
Us, us, us
Yes sir
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
This one's for you, uh-huh, this one's for who?
Us, us, us
Yes sir
Man I had to do it
Just incase you were one of the ones
Who wanted to come and ask somethin' stupid
(What you think you doin'?)
What it look like?
Puttin' it down for my niggaz in the south side
North Carolina, South Carolina
And all my little bity overlooked hick towns
We gonna hit y'all asses,
Ain't nothin' but a T.T. blast
That we got comin' atcha
(Beat)
Slammin'
(First)
Classic
(Gold for this)
What's after platinum?
(Baby you don't want the bomb)
And I don't meant to scare ya
But I'm about to bring it home
Blow these valleys, these hills
These streams and N.C. outta the water
How's it feel to look a motherfucker dead in the grill
And tell 'em, "I told ya"
This one's for North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
This one's for you, uh-huh, this one's for who?
Us, us, us
Yes sir
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina
C'mon and raise up
This one's for you, uh-huh, this one's for who?
Us, us, us
Yes sir
Uh, af-after seeing this
I, I have no other questions, I, I mean I
Hey look, this is David Nevermind
I'm signing off, but before I'm outta here, remember
If I'm ever caught with anything
I'm not supposed to have it's nevermind
North Carolina and V.A are definitely at the front of the line
You have my vote of support, over and out
rise up and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
we've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up, rise up
Everybody's come a long long way
such a long way, to be here today
we're going hard, giving it all
we've been knocking on wood with our backs to the walls
we've been working every day and night
waiting for the chance for the day to arrive
and now we've all got something to prove
win or lose, there's only one thing to do
We've got to rise up
and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
you've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up, rise up
Inside the sweat, inside the heat
in each and every heart there's a pounding beat
to do it wrong, to do it right
each of us has put up, one hell of a fight
and as we face the final test
all that we can do is to do our best
and as we're making time stand still
to get to the top you've got to give all you've got
You've got to rise up
and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
you've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up
Shine a light and let them see
everything you want to be
Shine a light and let them know
you are never letting go
Rise up... win or lose there's only one thing to do
We've got to rise up
and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
you've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up, rise up
Rise, and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
you've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up, rise up, rise up,
over higher mountains, rise,
Don't you talk to me
Spare me the fucking story
Who you try to be
When all you do is bore me
Don't you talk to me
Spare me the fucking story
More than I can take
My pride is now a stake.
Faking that smile, all you ever do
Two faced rat, who is listening to you
Have a lot to say, endless lies
Say it to my face, can you see me rise.
See me rise
AS YOU FALL.
Why not say it like it is
Like you know you should
Before they break your little heart
Ooh, break it good
Feelings on the inside
Never let you down
So why not say it like it is
Even if it don't make your mama proud
Why change your mind when you make it up
Second chances don't come easy, easy for some
Baby I don't know the lock from the key
But I know one of them is you
And the other one's me
So if it's happiness you want
That's what you'll get
You gotta rise up, little sister
Turn on the light
Wise up to the stories you've been told
'Cause love don't come in black or white
No no no no.
My mama tells me I won't get through the pearly gates
'Cause I ain't sorry for my sins
And all my mistakes
Mama I don't know if I'm goin' up or down,
But I know heaven's gonna be one lonely town
But if it's happiness you want,
That's what you'll get
You gotta rise up, little sister
Turn on the light
Wise up to the stories you've been told
'Cause love don't come in black or white
Whoa no no no, whooo no.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh (etc.)
Rise up, little sister
Turn on the light
Wise up to the stories you've been told
Whoaaa yeah
Rise up, little sister
Turn on the light
Wise up to the stories you've been told
'Cause love don't come in black or white
No no, it don't come in black or white
Whooa ooooh
Rise up, open your eyes
Love don't come in black or white
Whoa uh uh, no
Wise up to the stories you've been told
You know, love don't come in black or white
I will sit right here and bide my time
As long as it takes to get what's rightfully mine
And I won't be denied
Cuz all I've got left is my pride
And I will rise up
Break it out
Break you down
Breakin' through
Breakin' ground
Had your chance
Now it's gone
All you take
All you've done
All I've done
And I will sit right here and I will wait
Patiently for your last big mistake
And I won't be denied
Cuz all I've got left is my pride
And I will rise up
Break it out
Break you down
Breakin' through
Breakin' ground
Had your chance
Now it's gone
All you take
All you've done
I control
My own fate
And for you
It's too late
It's my dream
It's my way
It's my life
It's your pain
And I won't be denied
Cuz all I've got left is my pride
And I will rise up
Break it out
Break you down
Breakin' through
Breakin' ground
Had your chance
Now it's gone
All you take
All you've done
And I won't be denied
Break it out
Break you down
Breakin' through
Breakin' ground
Had your chance
Now it's gone
All you take
All you've done
Break it out
Break you down
Breakin' through
Breakin' ground
Had your chance
Now it's gone
I'm looking around and I see more of the same
People looking for purpose, someone to blame
As I'm on my quest for fame, every day the place is changed
As the humble trying to play the game
I figured it out, my dreams are bigger than me
Them taking much further than I thought it would be
I'm so glad that I believe that God has plans for me
Mama told me it will happen, you'll see
Yeah, yeah
Time for you to raise up
Time for you to get right
Time for you to get up
Time for you to be loud
Time for you to raise up
Get up, stand up, raise up
You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
Raising for you is meant to be
You are meant to be
I take a move forward 'til I let go off the past
I needed my freedom, I needed it bad
If we all could just forgive
It's the only way to live
I have more now than I ever had
Here's a part and it is written for you
Take your time to find the truth
What do you have to lose?
It's time for you to choose
No one else can do it for you
Time for you to raise up
Time for you to get right
Time for you to get up
Time for you to be loud
Time for you to raise up
Get up, stand up, raise up
You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
Raising for you is meant to be
You are meant to be
When judgment day comes, have you given your best?
Has the world been changed by the love that you left?
Forgive those who trespassed against you
Rise through the pain, let it go
What happened is done, it's time to live again
You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
Raising for you is meant to be
You are meant to be
Time for you to raise up
Time for you to get right
Time for you to get up
Time for you to be loud
Time for you to raise up
Get up, stand up, raise up
You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
Raising for you is meant to be
You are meant to be
Time for you to raise up
Time for you to get right
Time for you to get up
Time for you to be loud
Time for you to raise up
Get up, stand up, raise up
You gotta know who you are
You are meant for a purpose
Raising for you is meant to be
You are meant to be
Raise up, get up
Raise up, get up
Raise up, get up
Raise up, get up
Raise up, get up
Keep your eyes focused this time.
Keep us in front of your sight.
I've waited long for this.
Now it's our time for bliss.
I just hope we have the time.
I stand broken.
Please God hear my cries.
He does everytime.
How many times have you watched me fall just to smile?
I've been through thick and thin.
We've struggled through.
Now we smile.
So we're here now.
Just be ready.
Brace yourselves cause, we're not leaving.
Keep your eyes focused this time.
Keep us in front of your sight.
I've waited long for this.
Our time to shine.
I just hope we have the time.
I stand broken.
Please, God hear my cries.
He does everytime.
HELP US GET OUT
HELP US GET OUT
OUT INTO THE OPEN
HELP US GROW
RISE UP
RISE UP
I stand broken.
Please God hear my cries.
He does everytime.
He does everyTIME
Keep your eyes focused this time.
Keep us in front of your sight.
I've waited long for this.
Now it's our time for bliss.
I just hope we have the time.
I stand broken.
Please God hear my cries.
I see the grief that's coming to creation
I feel the reaching fingers of decay
I know the grave is not my destination
For He'll return and carry me away
When that resurrection time is here
I'm gonna rise and meet Him in the air
Rise up
Cause I've got a reservation
Rise up
To meet the Lord
Rise up
Rise to that occasion in the sky
I'm gonna rise
There was a day that I can well remember
When Jesus took away my fear of death
And put a hope within my heart forever
And in that hope I'll forever rest
When I hear that final trumpet sound
I'm gonna prove that death can't hold me down
Rise up
Cause I've got a reservation
Rise up
To meet the Lord
Rise up
Rise to that occasion in the sky
I'm gonna rise
On that first resurrection day
Jesus took away the sting of death
Breaking the chains and conquering the grave
And just line Him we're gonna rise up
Rise up
Cause I've got a reservation
Rise up
To meet the Lord
Rise up
Rise to that occasion in the sky
We're not forced to fit in the crowd!
We're not forced to look a certain way!
We're not forced to sound like anyone!
We're not forced to act like we do!
So why do we choose to be the same?!
We're all the same!
If you want to be, different!
If you want to sing, believe!
If you want to sing, you better make a, make a change!
If you want to be, different!
If you want to sing, believe!
If you want to sing, in order to make a change!
Can you see that we were made,
For so much more than how we spend our days?!
We were told that we could live,
Forever but we took it for granted!
Warning signals have filled the air!
For indifference cause no one cares!
Will we ever want to change, the way we think,
We do this for ourselves!
For ourselves!
If you want to be, different!
If you want to sing, believe!
If you want to sing, you better make a, make a change!
If you want to be, different!
If you want to sing, believe!
If you want to sing, in order to make a change!
It's time to wear the truth!
And say everything we that were meant to be!
How are we so golden, with everything we have?!
So much grace we're blessed with but we're falling!
Apart.
Rise up...
Rise up...
Rise up!
If you want to be, different!
If you want to sing, believe!
If you want to sing, you better make a, make a change!
If you want to be, different!
If you want to sing, believe!
Sumi gapa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Mami apa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Siganeun tto Tic Toc heulleoman ga Tic Toc
Deullini nae Sign, Sign, dot dot dot dot dot
Dot dot dot dot dot majimotaeseorado
Dot dot dot dot dot nareul han beon bwa bwa
Hwanhaetdeon nareul bwa ireoke na byeonhaega
Amu mal motago dot dot dot dot dot
It's me babogachi nunmulman peongpeongpeong heullineun naya
Nan all day and all night
Eoduun bangane itgiman hae not all right
Amuri malhaedo nae mameul wae molla
Ilbun ilchoui sungansungani naui gaseumeul joyeowa
Seureureuk gamgineun naui du nuni
Jureureuk heullineun naui nunmuri
Idaero kkeuchirange duryeowo nan modeunge
Ireon nal guhaejwo jebal
Sumi gapa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Mami apa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Siganeun tto Tic Toc heulleoman ga Tic Toc
Deullini nae Sign, Sign, dot dot dot dot dot
Dot dot dot dot dot motan mareun manheunde
Dot dot dot dot dot jebal deureo bwa bwa
Ireoke nareul bwa moreuneun cheok hajima
Modeungeol irheun nal dot dot dot dot dot
Geudaen ijeneun anayo nae mam
Sucheonbeon gobaekhaenne nan
Neoreul hyanghan sarangui ssain
Did you get my sign? sign?
Niga isseoya ireo ireo na na
Niga eobseo sireumsireum arha
Oemyeonhaji mayo nal
I want you by my side, side
Pareureu tteollineun naui ipsuri
Harureul beotiji motal simjangi
Idaero meomchuneunge duryeowo na modeunge
Ireon nal guhaejwo jebal
Sumi gapa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Mami apa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Siganeun tto Tic Toc heulleoman ga Tic Toc
Deullini nae Sign, Sign, dot dot dot dot dot
Naeane niga tto chaoreunda
Sumeul kkok chamgo neol chamabonda
Neol bonaemyeon muneojil nal aljanha jebal
Sumi gapa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Mami apa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Siganeun tto Tic Toc heulleoman ga Tic Toc
Deullini nae Sign, Sign, dot dot dot dot dot
Sumi gapa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Mami apa Mayday, dot dot dot dot dot
Siganeun tto Tic Toc heulleoman ga Tic Toc
People always waiting because their hope has never died
Selfish acts of reason is what they always find
Violence born of hatred, these means have done their
deeds
You preach about some fucking change and do your coward
ways!
Rise up, build self esteem
Take control, don t take the fall!
You see disasters every fucking day
You mind goes racing and stressing has it s way
Rid all this burden and kill your self disease
Rise up, get up, stop living on your knees!
Rise up, build self esteem
I saw we rise up and we’ll never give it up
Jah never loose Jah power and we never loose Jah love
My people rise up out of the evil dust [2x]
Born in Babylon but me know me can’t stay
So me taking Jah train while dem are fading away
Falling asleep while dem think dem are awake
You got to shake ‘em before it’s to late yau
Evil greedy thoughts ruling over mankind
Still dem asking god oh why
Answer man a born with own hands
Own hearts own sense yau
With your own to hands you got to work
With your own to hands you got to fulfil your word
With your own to hands you make peace of war
Peace of war
With your own to hands you’ll make it work
With your own to hands you can change dis ya world
With your own to hands you rule over your life
Rule your life
I saw we rise up and we’ll never give it up
Jah never loose Jah power and we never loose Jah love
My people rise up out of the evil dust rise, rise, rise
[2x]
Rise up, rise up, rise up
Too many times me saw lie ina dem face
Burning another hut to glorify dem race yau
Selling telling what dem never eaten up before
But Jah Jah rain fall for sure
How many rhymes of Jah Jah people dem ignore
Killing another culture to get more and more
But no matter what dem say and na no matter what dem do
Natty dread push on through so
Come a come a dance my sister
You come a come a dance my brother
Come a come a dance my sister
Dance with me my brother
Come a come a dance my sister
You come a come a dance my brother
We don’t need to suffer no longer
I saw we rise up and we’ll never give it up
Jah never loose Jah power and we never loose Jah love
My people rise up out of the evil dust rise, rise, rise
[2x]
Rise up, rise up, rise up
Fetishist by night, U like, 2 cast your eyes over me, I
do love when U look at me, With yer soubrette eyes, Here
comes Dracula, & his minions, They'll soon B in mourning
as I catch my prey.
WE SHOULD RISE UP HIGH IN THE STARS, I LOOK IN YOUR EYES,
SEE THROUGH YOUR DISGUISE.
Secon act, Let's spice up the game, Queen goddess I'll B
your slave, So anxious 2 surrender, Queen goddess I'm
your slave, Here come the succubes, Their throat full of
blood, They'll soon B in the mourning as I catch my prey.
WE SHOULD RISE UP HIGH IN THE STARS, I LOOK IN YOUR EYES,
I am blessed among the people
I am blessed among the Nations
I am blessed because I am loved by You
I am loved and highly favored
Saved by the grace of a Mighty Savior
I am blessed because I am loved by You
Bridge:
No weapon formed against me will prosper
No curse can ever take His promises from me
When hope is gone and the darkness has fallen
I will still believe, I will still believe
Chorus:
I will rise up
I will rise up
You gotta move on
Raise yourself up now
You gotta stand strong
Raise your head up high
You must respect yourself
Raise you spirit high
You gotta face the world
You gotta rise up and take a stand!!!
As a roaring lion satan walketh around
Seeking whom he may devour
They'll be signs in the sun
When the almighty comes
Down in clouds of glory and power
Which side may I ask would you rather be on
When the time is drawing near
Take my advice, don't give in to the lies
Show them its no evil we fear
We'll fight it together
We'll sing it together
We'll fight it forever
We'll sing it togethrer
Stand our ground with the grace that we've found
Slip on helmets of salvation
Swinging swords of the spirit
Gripping shields of faith
With perserverance and supplication
For we don't wrestle against human flesh
But against darkness of ages
Agaist Spiritual hosts of wickedness
Hiding out in heavenly places
The four horsemen are doing battle
With the jackals of the metal wasteland
Calling for the metal giant
To rise up
It's been a restful sleep
He's back to take control
He moves his metal feet
It's been so long ago
To retake the throne
That was once our own
So rise up
Movin' fast and free
Streaking through the air
The evil all around
He's the only one who cares
To retake the throne
That was once our own
So rise up
They cannot live without it
They scream and shout about it
Their time will come
Just wait and see
Running through the streets
Stay out of his way
He feels your heart beat
World starting to decay
To retake the throne
That was once our own
So rise up
He feels your heart beat
Running through the streets
There is no delay
He's coming home today
To retake the throne
That was once our own
You feel the power in your heart & soul
You've got the fire in your eyes
No-one can fill you with their foolish lies
Onward to victory you will go
[Pre-chorus:]
Is there a patron saint for my steel quest
To keep me from falling into the abyss
Eternal fires of destiny burn
True victory we'll learn
[Chorus:]
Endless battles we will fight as one
To glory we will ride
United see us fight the holy war
Our standards they will rise up
Don't let them rule you with their prophecies
They deal in fear for their control
Stand tall & fight for what you know is true
Why not say it like it is
Like you know you should
Before they break your little heart
Ooh, break it good
Feelings on the inside
Never let you down
So why not say it like it is
Even if it don't make your mama proud
Why change your mind when you make it up
Second chances don't come easy, easy for some
Baby I don't know the lock from the key
But I know one of them is you
And the other one's me
So if it's happiness you want
That's what you'll get
You gotta rise up, little sister
Turn on the light
Wise up to the stories you've been told
'Cause love don't come in black or white
No no no no.
My mama tells me I won't get through the pearly gates
'Cause I ain't sorry for my sins
And all my mistakes
Mama I don't know if I'm goin' up or down,
But I know heaven's gonna be one lonely town
But if it's happiness you want,
That's what you'll get
You gotta rise up, little sister
Turn on the light
Wise up to the stories you've been told
'Cause love don't come in black or white
Whoa no no no, whooo no.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh (etc.)
Rise up, little sister
Turn on the light
Wise up to the stories you've been told
Whoaaa yeah
Rise up, little sister
Turn on the light
Wise up to the stories you've been told
'Cause love don't come in black or white
No no, it don't come in black or white
Whooa ooooh
Rise up, open your eyes
Love don't come in black or white
Whoa uh uh, no
Wise up to the stories you've been told
You know, love don't come in black or white
Ive been running into trouble
Well mostly Ive been walking
Having conversations with God
Where I do all the talking
Just to find the will to live
Is a search that takes me far and wide
Sometimes the suburbs of paradise
Leave a lot to be desired
Will I rise, will I rise up?
Will I rise, will I rise, up?
As I crawl around my house
I think I could just disappear
I keep looking in the mirror
Just to see if Im still here
Maybe we could overthrow
The political campaign
With all this blood on our hands
Weve only got ourselves to blame
Will we rise, will we rise up?
Will we rise, will we rise up?
Will we rise... up?
Will we rise... up?
The road ahead is all the shiver
But is the past through with me yet?
All the sins of the father
That Im trying to forget
Whys it take a world of love
To let just a little in
Theres a murmur in my heart
But it might be only spring
Will it rise, will it rise up?
Will it rise, will it rise up?
Will we rise... up?
Will we rise, will we rise up?
rise up and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
we've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up, rise up
Everybody's come a long long way
such a long way, to be here today
we're going hard, giving it all
we've been knocking on wood with our backs to the walls
we've been working every day and night
waiting for the chance for the day to arrive
and now we've all got something to prove
win or lose, there's only one thing to do
We've got to rise up
and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
you've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up, rise up
Inside the sweat, inside the heat
in each and every heart there's a pounding beat
to do it wrong, to do it right
each of us has put up, one hell of a fight
and as we face the final test
all that we can do is to do our best
and as we're making time stand still
to get to the top you've got to give all you've got
You've got to rise up
and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
you've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up
Shine a light and let them see
everything you want to be
Shine a light and let them know
you are never letting go
Rise up... win or lose there's only one thing to do
We've got to rise up
and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
you've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up, rise up
Rise, and fly like eagles
rise up through the sky
you've got to rise up
over higher mountains
rise up, rise up, rise up, rise up,
over higher mountains, rise,
Woah...
Its safe to say
That you and I should call it quits but we never did
Cause I keep running back to you
Don't leave me alone
I'm at my best when I'm with you
Raise up your glass for broken hearts
These shattered pieces form the scars
Tonight we fight, tonight we fall, tonight is when we love again
Raise up your glass for broken hearts
These shattered pieces form the scars
Beyond the past, we can make it last, tonight is when we love again
Were face to face but it still feels like I can't get to you
They said drop the chase
That's just something that I could never do
So come out of your daze you may not feel this like I do
But in the thunder, I'm gonna get to you
Raise up your glass for broken hearts
These shattered pieces form the scars
Tonight we fight, tonight we fall, tonight is when we love again
Raise up your glass for broken hearts
These shattered pieces form the scars
Beyond the past, we can make it last, tonight is when we love again
We were made as sons and daughters, by the sins of our fathers
They took fame, we take honor
We were made as sons and daughters, by the sins of our fathers
They took fame, we take honor
Hey...
We were made as sons and daughters, by the sins of our fathers
They took fame, we take honor
Woah...
Tonight we fight, tonight we fall, tonight is when we love
Raise up your glass for broken hearts
These shattered pieces form the scars
Get up again, Let's rise above
The emptiness, Of broken trust
We'll figure out, Just where to go
Let's rise up now, And let 'em know
We've had enough, can't take anymore
We've given all, we can break through
We've had enough, can't take anymore
We've given all, there's nothing left to prove
We must rise up, we must go!
Your hiding, getting deeper
Don't fight it, you'll never win
Your hiding, getting deeper
Don't fight it, you'll never win
Get up again, Let's rise above
The emptiness, Of broken trust
We've come so far, don't let me down
This world is ours, if we stand our ground
We've had enough, can't take anymore
We've given all, we can break through
We've had enough, can't take anymore
We've given all, there's nothing left to prove
We must rise up, we must go!
Your hiding, getting deeper
Don't fight it, you'll never win
Your hiding, getting deeper
Don't fight it, you'll never win
You'll never win
Your hiding, getting deeper
Don't fight it, you'll never win
Your hiding, getting deeper
