**[Verse 1]**
*(Soft, haunting melody—like a whisper before the storm)*
The skies were black with cannon smoke,
The streets ran red with tears,
They came at night with fire and chains,
And drowned our land in fears.
Children slept to lullabies
Of sirens, screams, and pain,
While empires carved our history
In blood—but not in vain.
**[Pre-Chorus]** *(Building intensity)*
Oh, can you hear the mothers wail?
Oh, can you see the graves?
They thought our names would fade with time,
But souls don’t burn away...
**[Chorus]** *(Powerful, soaring—defiant hope)*
**Rise!** From the ashes, claw the dawn,
**Rise!** Though the world has turned to stone,
No bomb can kill the fire inside,
No wall can hold the brave.
We are the echoes in the wind,
The seeds beneath the snow,
And from the dust, we’ll **RISE** again—
**The phoenix always knows.**
**[Verse 2]** *(Darker, heavier—raw pain)*
They wrote their laws in prison bars,
Their peace in shattered bones,
They taught us hate, but we learned love
In whispers, underground.
The fields where flowers once took root
Are craters, scorched and bare,
Yet still the roots reach for the sun—
**You cannot kill what’s there.**
**[Bridge]** *(Soft, almost spoken—like a prayer)*
*"Do you remember…*
*The taste of bread unbroken?*
*The sound of laughter, light and long,*
*Before the world went frozen?"*
**[Chorus Reprise]** *(Triumphant, full choir—tears and strength)*
**RISE!** Though the chains may weigh us down,
**RISE!** Though they curse our sacred ground,
No lie can hide the truth we breathe,
No night can break the day.
We are the storm, we are the flood,
The unrelenting tide,
And from the dark, we’ll **RISE** once more—
**With wings outstretched, alive!**
**[Outro]** *(Fading—resolute, like embers glowing)*
So sing it loud where tyrants tread:
*"You’ll never own the sun."*
For every soul you thought was gone…
**We’ll rise. And rise. And rise.**
Hedgereaper
