Stand and Rise

Instrumental Intro

Spoken Word

Their master called them forth

and they came running

Do you feel the shift

Nothing stays the way it was

They march us toward the burning sky

Silence the ones who beg for peace

Brand the honest as the enemy

Wake up

Wake up

Before every right is torn away

Verse 1

He came down with fury in his stare

he brought the wind the war

the rafters crack beneath the weight

The bells keep ringing loud

no one sleeps tonight

Still we hold the line

not a single soul left behind

Chorus

Raise your hands and lift your voices

let the ground give way

Against the dark against the dread

we are ready for the fight

Like thunder tearing through the night

till the fire burns out

till the good ones stand

Post-Chorus

Whoa-oh

stand and rise

Whoa-oh

stand and rise

Verse 2

We have sharpened every nerve for years

we have waited at this gate

hearts lit by the road ahead

a promise we won't break

Underneath a sky gone black

among the ruins and the proof

we remain the ones who watch

against the shadow drawing near

Chorus

Raise your hands and lift your voices

let the ground give way

Against the dark against the dread

we are ready for the fight

Like thunder tearing through the night

till the fire burns out

till the good ones stand

Post-Chorus

Whoa-oh

stand and rise

Whoa-oh

stand and rise

Bridge

Heavy steps along the road

black smoke choking out the town

every soul gets summoned now

every choice will leave a scar

But lightning runs inside our blood

the sun is burning in our eyes

we will never bow our heads

to the one who rules by fright

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Raise your hands and lift your voices

let the ground give way

Against the dark against the dread

we are ready for the fight

Like thunder tearing through the night

till the fire burns out

till the good ones stand

Post-Chorus

Whoa-oh

stand and rise

Whoa-oh

stand and rise

Outro

If a banner falls we lift it higher

if the quiet swallows everything

we keep pushing through the storm

no chain holds the ones who learned to fight

no hell can break the hope of standing up again