[Intro]
Hands up
Heads high
We rise
We rise (hey!)
[Verse 1]
Silver tongues
In their velvet chairs
Writing rules
Like we’re not there
Quiet rooms
Where they draw the lines
But we’re outside
Turning up the sky
[Pre-Chorus]
You can lock your doors
We’ve already poured
Every fear out on this floor tonight
When they push us down
We don’t hit the ground
We lean on each other and we climb
[Chorus]
We hold fast
Burn bright
We don’t fade
We don’t hide
You can’t steal this light
When we stand side by side
We hold fast
Burn bright
Through the smoke
Through the lies
If they try to kill the spark inside
We ignite
We ignite
[Verse 2]
They say “hush”
With a practiced smile
Dress control
Up as “keep it mild”
But our names
Aren’t theirs to frame
Every heartbeat
Beating back their blame
[Pre-Chorus]
You can raise your walls
We’re already tall
Every “no” just makes us more alive
When they twist the truth
We remember proof
Every scar is spelling out our rights
[Chorus]
We hold fast
Burn bright
We don’t fade
We don’t hide
You can’t steal this light
When we stand side by side
We hold fast
Burn bright
Through the smoke
Through the lies
If they try to kill the spark inside
We ignite
We ignite (oh yeah)
[Bridge]
Who keeps watch
When the headlines sleep?
We do
We do
Who stands guard
When the cost runs deep?
We do
We do
Raise that flame
Till the dark backs down
Right here
Right now
Right here
Right now
[Chorus]
We hold fast
Burn bright
We don’t fade
We don’t hide
You can’t steal this light
When we stand side by side
We hold fast
Burn bright
Through the smoke
Through the lies
If they try to kill the spark inside
We ignite
We ignite
[Outro]
Hands up
Heads high
We rise
We rise (we rise)