What we have given, all that we have, and it's still not enough Hold up, wait a minute, hold up, wait a minute There's something I'd like to say, yeah Don't pretend that you ain't in it, cause Lord knows we're in it We've all got a part to play, yeah They want us in opposition, I got a proposition Don't turn and look away, no You're awake, but are you woke? Acting like this life's a joke All laughs, but you ain't brave, no This ain't no run through, this ain't no drill You're slow to love, but quick to kill, yeah Let's learn to teach, just each to feel, yeah Not try to preach, just be a grip, yeah We will rise, we will rise with the fire in our eyes, yeah, yeah, yeah We've no hate in our hearts and a future in our minds, yeah, yeah, yeah No answers with our questions, no questions being forgiven Cause everybody knows it's a crisis if we're living We will rise, we will rise with the fire in our eyes, yeah, yeah, yeah Now that I've got your attention, we can all feel the tension I got something to say, yeah If seamen don't turn, we got the letters, not the words Every day a new parade, yeah We can hold our signs, we can shake our fists If we're not allowed to speak, how can we resist? We've all heard the rumors, we're the product, we're the losers I'm not trying to preach, but I won't be your consumer We will rise, we will rise with the fire in our eyes, yeah, yeah, yeah We've no hate in our hearts and a future in our minds, yeah, yeah, yeah No answers with our questions, no questions being forgiven Cause everybody knows it's a crisis if we're living We will rise, we will rise with the fire in our eyes, yeah, yeah, yeah Hands raised high like we're trying to give some praise, yeah All we need is to believe that we'll be saved I don't believe we can't fight what we face Everybody needs a little hope in their own way We will rise, we will rise with the fire in our eyes, yeah, yeah, yeah We've no hate in our hearts and a future in our minds, yeah, yeah, yeah No answers with our questions, no questions being forgiven Cause everybody knows it's a crisis if we're living We will rise, we will rise with the fire in our eyes, yeah, yeah, yeah Thanks for watching!