Lyrics

[Verse 1] Another alarm, another gray sky Echoes of doubt are whispering "why try?" You're counting the cracks up on your ceiling Feeling that familiar, tired feeling Got your armor on but it's feeling so heavy Smile for the crowd, but inside you're not ready

[Pre-Chorus] But I see that fire, a flicker down deep A rhythm inside you begging to break free So get up, get up, and shake off the dust The world's gonna hear you, it's time, it's a must

[Chorus] So rise up, rise up, like a tidal wave Ain't nothing gonna hold you down, nothing gonna make you cave From the ashes, you're a spark becoming a flame Shout your name, yeah, shout your name Oh, rise up, rise up, let the shadows break For every single dream you had that you thought you had to take And bury deep, now it's waking from its sleep Oh, rise up, rise up with me!

(Music swells - drums hit harder, bass drops, synths become brighter and wider.)

[Verse 2] Remember the kid with the stars in their eyes? That fearless belief? That's your battle cry It's not in the past, it's right there in your hands It's time to rebuild on these shifting sands So let 'em all talk, let the cynics all stare You're breathing in power from the electric air

[Pre-Chorus] 'Cause I see that fire, now it's burning so bright A hurricane hidden in the calm of the night So get up, get up, and shake off the dust The world's gonna hear you, it's time, it's a must!

[Chorus] So rise up, rise up, like a tidal wave Ain't nothing gonna hold you down, nothing gonna make you cave From the ashes, you're a spark becoming a flame Shout your name, yeah, shout your name Oh, rise up, rise up, let the shadows break For every single dream you had that you thought you had to take And bury deep, now it's waking from its sleep Oh, rise up, rise up with me!

(Music pulls back slightly. Drums become simpler, maybe just a clap track and a more intimate synth arpeggio.)

[Bridge] This is your symphony, your moment in time So draw your own line in the sand, make it bold, make it shine The night is darkest before the dawn, they say So let's turn the page and start a whole new day... today!

(A moment of silence, then a powerful drum fill leads into the final, explosive chorus. Ad-libs soar over the top.)

[Final Chorus] RISE UP! (Rise up!) RISE UP! (Yeah!) Like a tidal wave! Ain't nothing gonna hold us down, nothing gonna make us cave! From the ashes, we're a spark becoming a flame! Shout your name! (I shout my name!) Oh, rise up! (Rise up!) Rise up! (C'mon!) Let the shadows break! For every single dream we had that we thought we had to take! And bury deep, now it's waking from its sleep! Oh, rise up! (Rise up!) Rise up! (Rise up!) Rise up with me!

(Outro - Music continues anthemic and full, then begins to fade.) (Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh) Rise up, rise up... (Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh) Keep rising, keep rising... (With me...) (Yeah...)

(Music fades out, leaving only the faint, echoing tail of the piano melody.)