Rise lyrics

For 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 (Mm)

Don't pretend that you ain't not in it

'Cause Lord knows we're all 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 (Mm)

You're awake but are you woke?

Actin' like this life's a joke

I'll ask but you ain't brave, no

This ain't not run through (Yeah)

This ain't no drill (Yeah)

You're slow to love, but quick to kill yeah

Let's learn to teach, trust each to feel yeah

Not tryin' to preach, just bein' real yeah

We will rise, we will rise

With the fire in our eyes yeah, yeah, yeah

With no hate in our hearts

And the future in our minds yeah, yeah, yeah

No answers with our questions

No questions been forgiven

'Cause everybody knows

It's the prices that we're livin'

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 somethin' to say yeah

It seems it's all the same

We got the letters not the words

Every day a new parade, yeah

We can hold our sides, 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 illusionists

I'm not tryna preach but I won't be your king, Judah

We will rise, we will rise

With the fire in our eyes yeah, yeah, yeah

With no hate in our hearts

And the future in our minds yeah, yeah, yeah

No answers with our questions

No questions been forgiven

'Cause everybody knows

It's the price as that we're livin'

We will rise, we will rise

With the fire in our eyes yeah, yeah, yeah

Heads raised high

Like we're tryin to give some praise

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

All we need

Is to believe that we'll be saved

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I don't believe we can't fight what we face

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Everybody needs a little hope in their own way

Yeah

We will rise, we will rise

With the fire in our eyes yeah, yeah, yeah

With no hate in our hearts

And the future in our minds yeah, yeah, yeah

No answers with our questions

No questions been forgiven

'Cause everybody knows

It's the price as that we're livin'

We will rise, we will rise

With the fire in our eyes yeah, yeah, yeah

• Artist:Godfather of Harlem