Rise Above II

When the ones who run the firehouse

Are the ones who start the fire

And the lawless make the laws

And every preacher is a liar

When the ones who damn the innocent

Are on the nightly news and front page

An 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

For every heart that bleeds

Will colour your world red

And the sorrow in the night

Will be the blue you cannot shed

But your strength will be a vision

Beyond visibility

And the gift you have within

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

Standing on the precipice

I can soar away from this

And you can rise above

Free your soul

Open your eyes up

Rise above yourself and take control

And you can rise above

The need to love

Yourself

To release yourself and rise above it all

And you can rise above

I will be there

Open your eyes up

You were never alone

And you can rise above

Inside your dreams

Yourself

I've been watching and waiting for you

And you can rise above

Open your eyes to love

And you can rise above

Yourself

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

Beyond visibility

And the gift you have before you

Will give you new eyes to see