12 - Still We Rise

[Intro – reflective guitar and organ] Morning breaking Through the gray. After the longest Night we’ve faced. [Verse 1] Smoke still drifting Through the air, But the road is open Everywhere. Old hands shaking Dust away, Ready for another day. [Chorus – organ lift] Still we rise, Still we stand. Through the storm Across this land. Still we rise, Side by side, Like the turning Of the tide. [Verse 2] Church bells ringing Through the town. Broken signs Still hanging around. But the sun is climbing Through the sky, And the people Still walk by. [Chorus] Still we rise, Still we stand. Through the storm Across this land. Still we rise, Side by side, Like the turning Of the tide. [Bridge – guitar solo] Every road behind us, Every mile we’ve known, Built the strength That brought us home. [Final Chorus – horns and backing vocals] Still we rise, Still we stand. Through the storm Across this land. Still we rise, Side by side, Like the turning Of the tide.