[Verse 1] We were shadows on the pavement, Names they never learned to say, Keeping heads beneath the weather, Watching giants rule the day. Every promise built a ceiling, Every ladder lost a rung, But a whisper crossed the city, And the many moved as one. [Pre-Chorus] Hand to hand, Stone to stone, No more carrying this alone. [Chorus] Reach higher, Higher than the towers they hide behind. Reach higher, Higher till the stars redraw the line. If they stand above us, We'll rise beneath their feet. A thousand voices lifting— One heart, one pulse, one beat. [Verse 2] They were counting on our silence, On the distance, on the doubt. But the cracks became a chorus, And the truth came pouring out. Every streetlight burned a signal, Every window held a flame. When the crowd began assembling, Nothing looked the same. [Pre-Chorus] Shoulder to shoulder, Eye to eye, The walls look smaller when we rise. [Chorus] Reach higher, Higher than the towers they hide behind. Reach higher, Higher till the stars redraw the line. If they stand above us, We'll rise beneath their feet. A thousand voices lifting— One heart, one pulse, one beat. [Bridge] Not for crowns. Not for gold. Not for stories we've been told. For the ones who came before, For the ones still at the door, For the future in our hands, For a world that understands. [Final Chorus] Reach higher, Higher than the hands that hold us down. Reach higher, Higher till we shake the heavens' crown. If they stand above us, We'll pull the sky within our reach. A million voices rising— Together, we are beyond defeat.
