Verse 1 They tried to break us, tried to pull us down, Tried to bury every hope beneath the ground, But through the silence, through the endless night, We found a spark that refused to lose its light. Every scar became a reason to stand, Every setback put the strength in our hands, We won’t surrender, we won’t fade away, We’ll face the darkness and rise into day. [Ad-libs: “Rise!” “Come on!” “We’re still here!”] Chant Pre-Chorus RISE! RISE! RISE! (Rise up!) We will not fall! (No!) RISE! RISE! RISE! (Stand up!) We’ll stand through it all! (Stand tall!) ONE HEART! ONE VOICE! (One voice!) We choose to be free! NO HATE! NO FEAR! (No fear!) This is where we rise! Chorus Rise up, rise up, let your spirit shine, (Shine!) Don’t let the darkness define your mind, (Never!) You’re a warrior, with a heart so bold, (Stand strong!) You’re unstoppable, your story’s yet untold, You’re gonna light up the darkest night, (Light it up!) And shine so bright, like a beacon in the light. (Rise!) Verse 2 They throw their hatred like stones in the rain, But we won’t answer hatred with the same, (No!) We lift each other when somebody falls, We build a bridge where they wanted walls. Different voices, but we’re standing as one, (As one!) Different journeys beneath the same sun, They can divide us if we let them try, But together we were born to multiply. (Rise!) Chant Pre-Chorus STAND! STAND! STAND! (Stand up!) Shoulder to shoulder! RISE! RISE! RISE! (Rise up!) Stronger, not colder! ONE HEART! ONE VOICE! (One voice!) Let the whole world hear! NO HATE! NO FEAR! (No fear!) We are still here! Chorus Rise up, rise up, let your spirit shine, (Shine!) Don’t let the darkness define your mind, (Never!) You’re a warrior, with a heart so bold, (Stand strong!) You’re unstoppable, your story’s yet untold, You’re gonna light up the darkest night, (Light it up!) And shine so bright, like a beacon in the light. (Rise!) Epic Multi-Instrument Solo [Full band drops into a massive instrumental break. Thunderous marching war drums and stomping toms drive the pulse. Detuned electric guitars launch into harmonised shredding leads while deep distorted bass locks into the riff. Tagelharpa drone swells underneath soaring war horns. Rapid pan-pipe phrases answer the guitars, followed by an accordion lead weaving through the rhythm. Metallic percussion crashes between phrases. Guitar, pan pipes, accordion, horns and tagelharpa trade increasingly intense motifs, building layer upon layer. Cinematic risers and gritty synth stabs escalate the tension. Final unison guitar-and-pan-pipe melody erupts into a huge drum fill, cymbal crash and immediate transition into the bridge.] Bridge Now feel the ground beneath our feet, (Feel it!) Hear the thunder, hear the beat, (Hear it!) Every voice is growing louder, Every second burning brighter. We walked through fire, we faced the flame, They tried to break us, tried to bring us shame, But every wound became our drive, Every fall taught us to rise. [Drums build] They build their walls… WE RISE ABOVE! (Rise above!) They spread their hate… WE CHOOSE LOVE! (Choose love!) They feed the fear… WE STAND AS ONE! (As one!) The night is ending… HERE COMES THE SUN! (HERE COMES THE SUN!) Rising Chant ONE! (ONE!) VOICE! (VOICE!) ONE! (ONE!) CHOICE! (CHOICE!) ONE! (ONE!) HEART! (HEART!) WE! (WE!) WILL! (WILL!) NEVER! (NEVER!) FALL! RISE! RISE! RISE! Final Pre-Chorus From the ashes, we arise, (Rise!) From the darkness, into light, (Into light!) Every heartbeat, every voice, (Every voice!) Every soul can make a choice. NO MORE HATE! (NO MORE HATE!) NO MORE FEAR! (NO MORE FEAR!) WE ARE STILL HERE! (STILL HERE!) WE ARE STILL HERE! (STILL HERE!) RISE! Final Chorus Rise up, rise up, let your spirit shine, (SHINE!) Don’t let the darkness define your mind, (NEVER!) You’re a warrior, with a heart so bold, (STAND STRONG!) You’re unstoppable, your story’s yet untold, You’re gonna light up the darkest night, (LIGHT IT UP!) And shine so bright, like a beacon in the light. (RISE!) Rise up, rise up, let the whole world hear, (LOUDER!) We won’t bow down, we won’t live in fear, (NO!) Through every storm, through every fight, We’ll turn the darkness into light! (INTO LIGHT!) Final Chant / Outro WE WILL NOT BREAK! (WE WILL NOT BREAK!) WE WILL NOT BOW! (WE WILL NOT BOW!) WE ARE STILL HERE! (STILL HERE!) WE RISE NOW! (RISE NOW!) NO MORE HATE! (NO MORE HATE!) NO MORE FEAR! (NO MORE FEAR!) ONE HUMAN RACE! (ONE RACE!) ONE VOICE! ONE CHEER! RISE! RISE! RISE! We rise together… We rise forever… We rise above.
