Lyrics
Verse 1
We built this world with sweat and tears,
Through shattered dreams and stolen years,
We raised the walls, we paved the streets,
We fed the hands that bind our feet.
We gave them trust, they took control,
They sold the truth, they bought our souls,
Now freedom sleeps while profits wake,
And silence crowns the power they take.
Chorus
Rise for what’s ours tonight,
Before they write our fate,
Democracy’s a flame,
Don’t let it suffocate.
Verse 2
They speak in gold, they act in lies,
They sell the poor, they monetize,
They cage the vote, they close the door,
And tell the hungry to fight the poor.
They twist the law to fit their greed,
And call it order when we bleed,
But every right they try to chain,
Can rise again through our refrain.
Chorus
Rise for what’s ours tonight,
Before they write our fate,
Democracy’s a flame,
Don’t let it suffocate.
Verse 3
The tyrants come in tailored suits,
Their words disguise their poisoned roots,
They smile while cutting every tie,
That binds the truth we can’t deny.
We’ve seen this play from Rome to now,
When empires fall to greed somehow,
They rule through apathy and fear,
And count on us to disappear.
Chorus
Rise for what’s ours tonight,
Before they write our fate,
Democracy’s a flame,
Don’t let it suffocate.
Bridge
Remember marches, shouts, and songs,
Remember those who righted wrongs,
From fields of pain to factory floors,
Their courage built what we ignore.
Their blood still beats beneath our name,
Their struggle lit the torch we claim,
If we forget, we fall in line,
But if we rise, the stars align.
Chorus
Rise for what’s ours tonight,
Before they write our fate,
Democracy’s a flame,
Don’t let it suffocate.
Outro
So raise your hands and find your voice,
The people’s will is still a choice,
No crown, no throne, no silent creed,
Can crush the power when hearts are freed.
The time is now, the call is clear,
We write the truth they’ll learn to hear,
Together we can shift the tide,
And turn the world to humankind.
