Raise Up Brother (Juneteenth Remix)

[Verse 1] From the red dirt road To the Brooklyn block Black hands built the house Then they rang the clock Ink on the paper Steel in the rain Carried whole worlds Through the ache and the chain Sunday suit creased sharp Head held high Beneath that sky You can't dim that light [Pre-Chorus] Oh, hear the names Rolling through the years Mothers kept the fire Through the deepest fear Shoulders like stone Still they stand Make room, make room For the black man [Chorus] Black man, rise up Rise up, rise up Black man, rise up We see you now Black man, rise up Rise up, rise up Black man, rise up Stand your ground (Bless him now) (Keep him loud) (Bless him now) (We see you now) [Verse 2] From the barber chair To the boardroom floor Every door you open Asks for one more Playground knees scarred College dreams intact Got the whole wide burden On your back Chef, teacher, father Poet, son You been carrying More than one But you still come home With a steady walk And a fire in your chest That refuses to stop [Pre-Chorus] Oh, hear the names Rolling through the years Mothers kept the fire Through the deepest fear Shoulders like stone Still they stand Make room, make room For the black man [Chorus] Black man, rise up Rise up, rise up Black man, rise up We see you now Black man, rise up Rise up, rise up Black man, rise up Stand your ground (Bless him now) (Keep him loud) (Bless him now) (We see you now) [Bridge] For the boy in the hallway For the man in the suit For the ones who were told They don't get that truth Let the whole room answer Let the whole block sing You are history walking You are the king [Final Chorus] Black man, rise up Rise up, rise up Black man, rise up We see you now Black man, rise up Rise up, rise up Black man, rise up Stand your ground Black man, rise up Rise up, rise up Black man, rise up This is your time (Bless him now) (Keep him loud) (Bless him now) (We see you now)