So much happening in the world today
I felt this way when I recorded the song, "Hope"
And this time I wanna bring that vibe back
Because we still need hope
But this time we must rise!
I wish the way we are living could stop
Was it a plot from the cops
Breanna Taylor got shot
And I wish my brothers would've made bail
So they won't have to catch the coronavirus while in jail
And I wish it didn't happen it was sick
They were choking Eric Gardner who was a father of six
And I wish the drama wouldn't have to follow
When the shots made us say rest in peace to Laquan McDonald
And I wish I could go deep in a zone
And lift the spirits of the world with the words within the song
And I wish I could teach a soul to fly
Instead of a racist cop telling you to hold 'em high
And I wish that Sandra Bland was still alive
And on the day of her death that was not a suicide
And I wish the police could protect us from the wrong
And make all of the racism and law enforcement be gone
And now, we will never break
Though they devastate
We shall motivate
'Cause we have to
That's what we gotta do
Black lives matter
Should have been enough to rattle you
Should we have just said, "Black Lives Matter too"
Can't let this mess go on
But now we got to move straight forward through respect so strong
Gotta correct your wrong
When he said he can't breathe and your knee was on his neck so long
So let's rise
Twista!
Feels like there's no end in sight
(Let's rise, let's rise, let's rise)
Though we still in dark we still see the light
(Let's rise, let's rise, let's rise)
We've been broken but we still stand
(Let's rise)
Tears may fall, but here I am
(Let's rise)
We stand together, in this fight
(Let's rise)
We've been beat down, but we will rise
Violence, racism, disease
We still gotta hope
But this time we must rise
We will rise