Rise Up

Written by David Faraday

Verse 1

We must rise up and rebel,

We must rise up and rebel.

Now’s not the time to compromise,

Decades lost, so many cries.

Rise up and rebel,

Yes, let’s rise up and rebel.

Verse 2

We must act now to stem the tide,

We must act now the gulf is wide.

Between those who know our likely fate

And vested interests prone to wait.

Act now to stem the tide,

We must act now the gulf is wide.

Bridge 1

And the time, we have lost,

So many years, just count the cost,

Forests burned, and insects lost,

Fossil fuels, just count the cost.

Let’s think again (let's think again).

Let’s think again (let's think again).

Verse 3

So we ask you to tell the truth,

There’s no doubt, we have the proof.

The facts are known, the scene is set,

The consequence we’ll not forget.

We ask you to tell the truth,

There’s no doubt, we have the proof.

Bridge 2

Exploitation, just count the cost,

Ecocide, species lost,

Over consumption, just count the cost,

Ignoring nature, planet lost.

Let’s think again (let's think again).

Let’s think again (let's think again).

Verse 4

So, we must rise up and rebel,

We must rise up and rebel.

And if not now then when we say,

let’s not delay, let’s start today.

So, let’s rise up and rebel,

Yes, let’s rise up and rebel,

All must rise up rebel.

Rise up!