After the dust has settled The battles coming to a close The final whistle about to be blown We rise Against all odds Against all I'll sentiments Against all discouragement We rise
though you wish for us to fall on our faces To trip over ourselves, and be a disgrace We climb higher and higher One foot over the other Our hands reaching for higher heights One step at a time With our goals set, our destination in mind We rise to claim what's ours To break the monopoly of power
Against the wind and the rain, we rise Against the thunder and the flames, we rise Against the tides, with determination in our eyes, we rise Against the fury of your despise, we rise We were born as warriors Groomed to be solders blessed with victory from the skies We were born to *RISE