Rise above

When the ones who run the fire house
Are the ones who start the fire

When the lawless make the laws
And every preacher is a liar

When the ones that damn the innocent
Well they own the nightly news
And front page

Old man said to me
It’s not who but what you know
And knowledge isn’t wisdom

Without control

Better still to be the changes
That you want to see
But they come slow
I know

And you said rise above
Open your eyes up
And you said rise above
I can’t

I can’t

And every heart that bleeds
Will colour your world red
And the sorrow in the night
Will be the gloom you cannot shed

But your strength will be your vision
Be your visibility
And the gift you have before you

Will give you new eyes to see

That you can rise above
Swing through the skies above
And you shall rise above
Yourself

Know that I’ll be watching
Know that I’ll be waiting

You stand here on the precipice

I can’t soar away from you

And you can rise above
Feel your soul
Open your eyes up
Rise above yourself and take control
And you can rise above
Feel the love
Yourself

Release yourself and rise above it all
And you can rise above
I have been
Open your eyes up
And you are never alone
And you can rise above
Outside your dreams
Yourself
I’ll be watching and waiting for you

And every heart that bleeds
Will colour your world red
And the sorrow in the night
Will be the blue you cannot shed

And your strength will be a vision
Be your visibility
And the gift you have before you
Will give you new eyes to see