[Intro: feedback squeal, snare count-in] [Gang Shout] ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! [Verse 1: fast distorted guitars] We have hit the pavement hard Worn the bruises, kept the scars Heard the voices say we’re done Still we wake to face the sun Every setback Every fall Every night against the wall Made us louder Made us wise Made us learn— [Gang Vocals] WE ALWAYS RISE! [Pre-Chorus: drums double-time] Let the doors slam Let the lights go black We know how to lose And still come back [Chorus: huge gang vocals] WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! THROUGH THE FIRE THROUGH THE FIGHT WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! WHEN THE WORLD SAYS “NOT TONIGHT” Knock us down We’ll hit the ground Then stand before the dust can settle WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! [Verse 2] Plans collapse Friends disappear Dreams get buried under fear Sometimes winning means surviving Sometimes breathing means defying We don’t need a perfect road We just carry what we know Every failure leaves behind Another reason we can climb [Gang Vocals] GET UP! GET UP! [Lead] There is no shame In falling down [Gang] GET UP! GET UP! [Lead] Just don’t build a home Upon the ground [Chorus] WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! THROUGH THE FIRE THROUGH THE FIGHT WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! WHEN THE WORLD SAYS “NOT TONIGHT” Break the plan Change the route Lose your voice Then scream it out WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! [Bridge: half-time, bass and drums] [Lead, shouted] Here’s to every broken promise Every door that wouldn’t move Every person who kept going With absolutely nothing left to prove Here’s to crawling Here’s to healing Here’s to starting from behind You don’t need to be unbroken [Pause] You just need to keep the climb [Drum fill] [Breakdown: gang chant] RISE! [Gang] AGAIN! RISE! [Gang] AGAIN! RISE! [Gang] AGAIN! [Lead] As many times As it takes! [Final Chorus: double-time, massive] WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! WITH THE SCARS WITH THE YEARS WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! THROUGH THE DOUBT THROUGH THE FEAR Let tomorrow bring the storm We’ve been rebuilding all along WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! [Final Refrain] No crown! No throne! No guarantee! Just blood! Just breath! Just history! We lose! We learn! We improvise! [All Vocals] AND WE WILL ALWAYS RISE! [Outro: guitars ringing] [Gang Vocals] ALWAYS RISE! ALWAYS RISE! ALWAYS RISE! [Final crash]
