Rise Again
Song by EV!, Roie Shpigler
Album
Break down my walls
But I will rise again
‘Cause I stand tall in my environment
How could I ever close my eyes and stay silent since
They tried to take me down with their violence
So when I see my people fight off the evil
Just know
This ain’t new
A picture can be framed
But every eye
will see a different view
So when I hear the chants
When I hear the screams
When I see the horrible scenes
When I see to horrid things
Coming from human beings
I pray
That one day
A new wave
Will take over
What it’s like to breathe life in a coma
We’re so blind to the pain of the other
We must see beyond me in this struggle
Break down my walls
But I will rise again
‘Cause I stand tall in my environment
How could I ever close my eyes and stay silent since
They tried to take me down with their violence
Compassion
Empathy
Open heart
I know it’s hard
Some march
On the boulevard
Some build
Some pull apart
Some blame
Some do their part
Bring light
When we’re in the dark
Stuck between a rock and a hard place
Scarred face
Burnt arms it’s alarming
How we
Can’t hold space for multiple truths
Multiple hues
Talking ‘bout vacuums
Sucked into the social chat rooms
Discussing disgust but ain’t
Taking no action
Thinking that you know but it’s only a fraction
How you get the answers without asking?
The math ain’t mathin’
Break down my walls
But I will rise again
‘Cause I stand tall in my environment
How could I ever close my eyes and stay silent since
They tried to take me down with their violence
So many persons hurtin’
But they still put the work in
And you can’t?
Try and change things
That are more uncertain
Than they’ve ever been
Submerged in the open seas
Look at all these vets with PTSD
Zero discernment
But decipher the codes
Thinking you know?
Easy to eat the apple from the serpent
Media servant
Regurgitate these words for what purpose?
What purpose?
Are you adding more fuel to the flames?
Will this bring change?
Will this sustain?
Or will this be another stain
That adds to the pain?
Break down my walls
But I will rise again
‘Cause I stand tall in my environment
How could I ever close my eyes and stay silent since
They tried to take me down with their violence
But I will rise again
But I will rise again
‘Cause I stand tall in my environment
How could I ever close my eyes and stay silent since
They tried to take me down with their violence
So when I see my people fight off the evil
Just know
This ain’t new
A picture can be framed
But every eye
will see a different view
So when I hear the chants
When I hear the screams
When I see the horrible scenes
When I see to horrid things
Coming from human beings
I pray
That one day
A new wave
Will take over
What it’s like to breathe life in a coma
We’re so blind to the pain of the other
We must see beyond me in this struggle
Break down my walls
But I will rise again
‘Cause I stand tall in my environment
How could I ever close my eyes and stay silent since
They tried to take me down with their violence
Compassion
Empathy
Open heart
I know it’s hard
Some march
On the boulevard
Some build
Some pull apart
Some blame
Some do their part
Bring light
When we’re in the dark
Stuck between a rock and a hard place
Scarred face
Burnt arms it’s alarming
How we
Can’t hold space for multiple truths
Multiple hues
Talking ‘bout vacuums
Sucked into the social chat rooms
Discussing disgust but ain’t
Taking no action
Thinking that you know but it’s only a fraction
How you get the answers without asking?
The math ain’t mathin’
Break down my walls
But I will rise again
‘Cause I stand tall in my environment
How could I ever close my eyes and stay silent since
They tried to take me down with their violence
So many persons hurtin’
But they still put the work in
And you can’t?
Try and change things
That are more uncertain
Than they’ve ever been
Submerged in the open seas
Look at all these vets with PTSD
Zero discernment
But decipher the codes
Thinking you know?
Easy to eat the apple from the serpent
Media servant
Regurgitate these words for what purpose?
What purpose?
Are you adding more fuel to the flames?
Will this bring change?
Will this sustain?
Or will this be another stain
That adds to the pain?
Break down my walls
But I will rise again
‘Cause I stand tall in my environment
How could I ever close my eyes and stay silent since
They tried to take me down with their violence
But I will rise again