| Song Length |
3:58 |
Genre |
R & B - Contemporary, R & B - Soul |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Outraged, Outraged |
Subject |
Revolution, Anti |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah, times are tough, but we gotta keep it moving,
Standing together, let the world know we're grooving.
[Verse 1]
In these trying times, the world upside down,
The master plan is to hold a people down.
They abuse the law, and if there's no law, they make it,
Motive revealed, yeah, the king is naked.
Glimmers of hope shining through the despair,
But we gotta rise up and show that we care.
No more sitting back, it's time to react,
It's a fight for our rights, and we won't hold back.
[Chorus]
Rise up - hold your head up high,
Rise above, keep your head to the sky.
Rise up - show the world who you are,
Rise up - superstar!
[Verse 2]
Don't need revenge on those who held you down,
You will rise above them; soon they'll be down.
Let your spirit lift you, soar through the air,
Rise above the nonsense, breathe without a care.
They can hold you back, but they don't really know,
They can oppress you, but they can't own your soul.
Government gone rogue; it's now lawless,
Nostradamus, predicted, saw it,
Orwell wrote it in a book,
And we thought Nixon was a crook.
[Chorus]
Rise up - hold your head up high,
Rise above, keep your head to the sky.
Rise up - show the world who you are,
Rise up - superstar!
[Bridge]
They're trying to starve my people; they control the news,
It's bullshit, it's chaos, yeah, they spread the blues.
If you don't stand, you'll soon fall hard,
So together we rise; let's raise the bar.
No more silence; we're breaking the chains,
With every beat, feel the rhythm in our veins.
We're united in the struggle, and we'll scream it loud,
Let the world know that we're standing proud.
[Chorus]
Rise up - hold your head up high,
Rise above, keep your head to the sky.
Rise up - show the world who you are,
Rise up - superstar!
[Outro]
In these trying times, let the anthem ignite,
Together we'll shine, we'll fight for the right.
So rise, rise up, let your spirit fly free,
We're the change we seek; we'll make history.
Yeah, rise up, rise up, it's our time to glow,
We'll break every chain, let the whole world know.