[Verse 1] We were born to the hard clay ground Hands in the soil, heads bowed down But you can't keep a fire in a cage When the whole hill rises up in rage You took the bread from the family line Tried to make our names your line But we learned the song in the storm And we kept it burning warm [Pre-Chorus] Hear the bells, hear the cry From the roof to the stony sky We are many, we are one We won't kneel till this is done [Chorus] Raise the banner Raise it high We were made to fight For our lives Raise the banner Hear us sing Break the chains Let freedom ring [Verse 2] Old boots pounding on the road Mothers passing down the code Fathers whisper, daughters shout "One day, they'll have to let us out" We got mud on the cuffs of fear But the truth came loud and clear Every wound became a drum Every voice a kingdom come [Pre-Chorus] Hear the bells, hear the cry From the roof to the stony sky We are many, we are one We won't kneel till this is done [Chorus] Raise the banner Raise it high We were made to fight For our lives Raise the banner Hear us sing Break the chains Let freedom ring [Bridge] Kyrie, lift the night Sancta voce, stand and rise From the stones and from the flame We will not forget our name [Final Chorus] Raise the banner Raise it high We were made to fight For our lives Raise the banner Hear us sing Break the chains Let freedom ring Raise the banner One more time We won't bow We won't hide Raise the banner All are free Now the people Set us free
