[Verse 1]
Smoke in the sunrise
Ash on the swing set
Names on the walls
Where the water once crept
Photographs floating
Face down in the mud
I pick one up shaking
Try to remember us
[Chorus]
After the flood we rise
Hands up to heal the sky
We are the fire in the rain
We are the hope through the pain
After the flood we rise
Hearts louder than the tides
If we stand together
We survive
(oh) after the flood we rise
[Verse 2]
You lost your brother
I lost my home
We count our scars
Like beads on a rope
Sirens are silence
But it still rings in our heads
We build a new shelter
Out of the words we said
[Chorus]
After the flood we rise
Hands up to heal the sky
We are the fire in the rain
We are the hope through the pain
After the flood we rise
Hearts louder than the tides
If we stand together
We survive
After the flood we rise
[Bridge]
This is for the ones who stayed
This is for the ones swept away
This is for the child who’s praying
“Please don’t let this be the end”
[Band drops to piano and voice]
We can turn this grief to grace
We can learn and not erase
Every tear becomes a promise
We will never break again (yeah)
[Chorus]
After the flood we rise
Hands up to heal the sky
We are the fire in the rain
We are the hope through the pain
After the flood we rise
Hearts louder than the tides
If we stand together
We survive
(oh) after the flood we rise
[Outro]
After the flood
We rise
We rise
A million voices
One lifeline
After the flood we rise