We Are Rising

One for a billion, a billion for one
One for a billion, a billion for one
One for a billion, a billion for one
One for a billion, a billion for one
One for a billion, a billion for one
One for a billion, a billion for one

In a time of an upheaval
Will come a transformation
Ignite a fire that will burn
Like the sun
Become a strong movement
Fierce and determined
Informed by where we are
And where we've come from
We are those who are rising
From Manila to Miami
Building trust and solidarity
Love is our bond
And in the streets we are marching
To end the rape and the suffering
To stop the fascist tyranny
Organized as one

We are, we are rising
We are, we are rising
We are, we are rising now and in this life

From those who dare to interrupt the violence
To those who expose the truth and break the silence
Warriors who work to open up the prison bars
Valiant souls who stand up against the unjust wars
Multitudes who defy walls along the border
Masses who unify to protect our water
Rebel minds who unionize for worker's rights
Fearless hearts who fight to defend trans lives
Those who take back their land and their health
Those who seek to redistribute the wealth
Youth who demand a right to education
Those who reclaim political power in their nation
We cry out, "Say her name"
We chant, "Love trumps hate"
And, "We will not be erased"
"It's we who decide our fate"
'Cause

We are, we are rising
We are, we are rising
We are, we are rising now and in this life
We are, we are rising
We are, we are rising
We are, we are rising now and in this life

We are women who've endured
Violence and degradation
Slavery, trafficking, and mutilation
Rape and abuse, racist discrimination
Those who survived labor exploitation
Colonization and gentrification
Imprisonment, migration, and militarization
Homophobia and transphobic aggression
Violence by police, reproductive oppression
But from the pain we will open eyes
Awaken hearts and awaken minds
And our demands we intensify
Strategically we are organized
Together we can raise the vibration
Through art, action and imagination
Respect, trust and communication
And love for our future generations
Intersectional, inclusive we come
Collective power is how this is won
We keep it rising like the fire of the sun
We will rise like the sun
We will rise like the sun
One for a billion, a billion for one
One for a billion, a billion for one
One for a billion, a billion for one
One for a billion, a billion for one
We are, we are (one for a billion, a billion for one)
Rising (one for a billion, a billion for one)
We are, we are (one for a billion, a billion for one)
Rising (one for a billion, a billion for one)
We are, we are (one for a billion, a billion for one)
Rising now and in this life (one for a billion, a billion for one)

We are, we are rising
We are, we are rising
We are, we are rising now and in this life

A way of life, a way of being (we are, we are rising)
Ignite the fire, we are believing (we are, we are rising)
As one (we are, we are)
As one (rising)
As one (now and in this life)