Written by John Cooper, Kane Cooper, Seth Mosley
Intro: Dm Dm Dm F (x4) verse 1 Dm C Dm I am a nation, I am a million faces Dm Formed together, made for elevation C I am a soldier, I won't surrender Dm Faith is like a fire that never burns to embers Dm (Who's gonna stand up, who's gonna fight?) Bb The voice of the unheard Dm (Who's gonna break these chains and lies?) Bb Love is the answer D I gotta speak it, believe it, that's how I feel inside Dm Bb I, I, can't, can't sit here quiet Pre-Chorus C You can take my heart, you can take my breath Am When you pry it from my cold, dead chestDm F Dm F verse 2 Dm C Dm Hey can you hear me? Hey, are you listening? Dm Sleeping in the shadows, could be making history Dm C Walk through the fire, walk on the water Dm Bb Used to be a slave, but now you are a conqueror Pre-Chorus C They can take my heart, they can take my breath Am When they pry it from my cold, dead chestDm Bb This is how we rise up Gm C Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train Dm Bb This is how we rise up Gm C Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder Dm Bb Magic, static, call me a fanatic F C It's our world, they can never have it Dm Bb This is how we rise up Gm Am It's our resistance, you can't resist usBridge Bb Up, up, up, up, up C We're rising up, up, up, up, up (The voice of the unheard) Bb Rising up, up, up, up, up C We're rising up, up, up, up, up (Love is the answer) Gm Rising up, up, up, up, up Am We're rising up, up, up, up, up (Love is the answer) Dm Bb Gm This is how we rise up Am It's our resistance, you can't resist usDm Bb This is how we rise up Gm C Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train Dm Bb This is how we rise up Gm C Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder Dm Bb Magic, static, call me a fanatic F C It's our world, they can never have it Dm Bb This is how we rise up Gm Am It's our resistance, you can't resist usDm F (x4) CDm Bb This is how we rise up Gm C Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train Dm Bb This is how we rise up Gm C Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder Dm Bb Magic, static, call me a fanatic F C It's our world, they can never have it Dm Bb This is how we rise up Gm Am It's our resistance, you can't resist us