[Intro]
Hands up
Head high
We bend
We don’t die
[Verse 1]
Mama said, “Baby, this country yours too”
But the news feel heavy like a closed door room
Red hat, blue tie, same cold courtroom
Whole block prayin’ it’ll all change soon
I seen neighbors turn into strangers
Scrollin’ through the anger, thumbs full of danger
But I still hear hope in the church side choir
Voices crack, but they climb up higher (climb up higher)
[Chorus]
One flag, many voices
We rise, we rise, we rise by choices
Ain’t nobody livin’ above the law
Truth cut deep but it heals us all
From the dirt, yeah, we grow together
New day, new faith, new weather
We the people, we the ones
Hand in hand, we overcome
[Verse 2]
Got kids in cages in my memory still
Got names on pavement that the rain can’t kill
Got rich men laughin’ from a high-rise throne
But the cracks in the glass cut straight to the bone
I don’t want war with my neighbor next door
Same rent, same stress, same grocery store
If you hurt, I hurt, that’s the deal we signed
In the ink of our blood and our borrowed time (yeah)
[Chorus]
One flag, many voices
We rise, we rise, we rise by choices
Ain’t nobody livin’ above the law
Truth cut deep but it heals us all
From the dirt, yeah, we grow together
New day, new faith, new weather
We the people, we the ones
Hand in hand, we overcome
[Bridge]
Who gon’ speak when they silence the weak? (who?)
Who gon’ march when they block every street? (hey!)
I see you
I need you
Stand up beside me
Not behind, not ahead, just right beside me
We can’t build peace on a crooked throne
Justice mean justice for every home
We the wall, we the wave, we the light in the dark
Fifty stars, one spark, one heart
[Chorus]
One flag, many voices
We rise, we rise, we rise by choices
Ain’t nobody livin’ above the law
Truth cut deep but it heals us all
From the dirt, yeah, we grow together
New day, new faith, new weather
We the people, we the ones
Hand in hand, we overcome
[Outro]
Hands up
Head high (head high)
We bend
We don’t die
One flag
Many voices
We rise
We rise by choices