Lyrics written by Jules Gem Lyrics copyright protected 2026 Title: We Rise [Spoken] (Pre-Intro) This is for every woman who ever loved a man… and woke up one day realizing the man she loved had become her cage. This is for the nights you screamed in silence. This is for the mornings you still carried his hands on your skin. Tonight… we stop whispering. [Spoken Intro] Too many of us know what it feels like when I love you turns into chains. When the person who promised to protect you becomes the one you need protection from. We carried the shame. We carried the silence. We carried the nightmares that followed us for decades. But no more. This song is our testimony and our battle cry. To every creepy, controlling, predatory man who thought he could break us… Your time is up. We see you…. We name you…. And tonight… WE RISE! (Verse 1) You called it love while you pinned me down, boyfriend smile turned predator frown. Husband vows became prison bars, your weight on my chest, your hands like scars. Night after night you took what you craved, called it “yours” while my soul was enslaved. I screamed in silence, you laughed in the dark— left me bleeding in pieces, forever marked. [Pre-Chorus] Decades later the flashbacks still hit, your ghost in my bed, your voice in my spit. Some nights I freeze when someone good draws near, your filthy touch branded deep in my fear. [Chorus] You creepy, controlling, predatory men— we see your faces, we know your names again! We still carry the hurt that you swore would fade, but we’re still here breathing, still walking your shame! Cry out for justice, let the whole world hear— your “private business” ends right here! We rise above the hell you made, we rise, we remember, we’re never afraid! (Verse 2) Some of us found a gentle hand that heals, laughter returning, learning how to feel. We dance in the light, we love without chains, proof that your poison doesn’t run in our veins. Others still flinch at the brush of a palm, trust shattered forever, your touch like a bomb. We’re not “broken”—we’re battle-scarred queens, carrying thunder in places unseen. (Chorus) You creepy, controlling, predatory men— your days are numbered, your lies wear thin! We still carry the hurt that you swore would fade, but we’re still here breathing, still walking your shame! Cry out for justice, let the whole world hear— your “private business” ends right here! We rise above the hell you made, we rise, we remember, we’re never afraid! (Bridge)[spoken over slowing drums, then building] To every man who thinks his ring gives him rights, who turns “I love you” into endless nights— we are the fire you tried to snuff out. We are the voices you tried to shut down. Your power was never real— it was stolen, it was shame, it was steel. We take it back with every breath we steal! [Final Chorus – full belt, choir of survivor voices] We rise above the hell you made! We rise, we remember, we’re never afraid! Some days we laugh, some nights we still cry, but every tomorrow proves you didn’t die— WE didn’t die! We’ll find the love that treats us like gold, we’ll heal these wounds, though the story’s still told. We’ll trust again when the right heart appears, but your name in our scars will always appear. (Spoken Pre-Outro) [delivered with quiet fire, right before the final soft outro — over the slowing drums or fading orchestra strings] “To every survivor still learning how to breathe without apology… To every woman who flinches at a gentle touch but still dares to reach for love again… Your pain is valid. Your rage is righteous. Your healing is powerful. You are not broken. You are battle-scarred. You are FIRE! We take our power back with every breath. We remember. We heal. And we never, ever forget.” (Outro)[soft, defiant whispered over fading guitar and orchestra strings] We rise… We remember… We heal… But we never, ever forget. This one’s for every woman still carrying the weight— your pain is valid, your rage is righteous, and your future is yours to claim. You are not alone. You are unbreakable. We rise.
