WE WILL ALWAYS RISE

[Intro: feedback squeal, snare count-in]

[Gang Shout]
ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!

[Verse 1: fast distorted guitars]

We have hit the pavement hard
Worn the bruises, kept the scars
Heard the voices say we’re done
Still we wake to face the sun

Every setback
Every fall
Every night against the wall

Made us louder
Made us wise
Made us learn—

[Gang Vocals]
WE ALWAYS RISE!

[Pre-Chorus: drums double-time]

Let the doors slam
Let the lights go black

We know how to lose
And still come back

[Chorus: huge gang vocals]

WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

THROUGH THE FIRE
THROUGH THE FIGHT

WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

WHEN THE WORLD SAYS
“NOT TONIGHT”

Knock us down
We’ll hit the ground
Then stand before the dust can settle

WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

[Verse 2]

Plans collapse
Friends disappear
Dreams get buried under fear

Sometimes winning means surviving
Sometimes breathing means defying

We don’t need a perfect road
We just carry what we know

Every failure leaves behind
Another reason we can climb

[Gang Vocals]
GET UP!
GET UP!

[Lead]
There is no shame
In falling down

[Gang]
GET UP!
GET UP!

[Lead]
Just don’t build a home
Upon the ground

[Chorus]

WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

THROUGH THE FIRE
THROUGH THE FIGHT

WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

WHEN THE WORLD SAYS
“NOT TONIGHT”

Break the plan
Change the route
Lose your voice
Then scream it out

WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

[Bridge: half-time, bass and drums]

[Lead, shouted]

Here’s to every broken promise
Every door that wouldn’t move

Every person who kept going
With absolutely nothing left to prove

Here’s to crawling
Here’s to healing
Here’s to starting from behind

You don’t need to be unbroken

[Pause]

You just need to keep the climb

[Drum fill]

[Breakdown: gang chant]

RISE!

[Gang]
AGAIN!

RISE!

[Gang]
AGAIN!

RISE!

[Gang]
AGAIN!

[Lead]
As many times
As it takes!

[Final Chorus: double-time, massive]

WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

WITH THE SCARS
WITH THE YEARS

WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

THROUGH THE DOUBT
THROUGH THE FEAR

Let tomorrow bring the storm
We’ve been rebuilding all along

WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

[Final Refrain]

No crown!
No throne!
No guarantee!

Just blood!
Just breath!
Just history!

We lose!
We learn!
We improvise!

[All Vocals]
AND WE WILL ALWAYS RISE!

[Outro: guitars ringing]

[Gang Vocals]
ALWAYS RISE!
ALWAYS RISE!
ALWAYS RISE!

[Final crash]