[Hook - Choir chant]
(So if we rise)
(You can bet we'll rise together)
(And I'll make damn sure)
(That I'll see you climb forever)

My friends...

[Verse - Rap]
A shot at success is a rose between thorns,
But stand on my shoulders as I stood on yours,
For you were there when you came to the front first,
Dealing with conflict always watching me at my worst,
You always worked harder, always worked smarter,
Never pulled up the ladder when you got stardom,
Created a space for the wound up and wounded,
Made possible for everyone to feel included,
Sound without judgement (verse without hate)
Rhymes without destruction (bars of good taste)
Rhythms made with love (all in one place)
Perfection in our eyes (non perfect ways)
Community can give but it can also take,
Leave happiness and tears in its beautiful wake,
And I'm finding my peace in the words of others,
Rap, riddim, singing hearts of sisters and brothers,

[Hook - Choir chant]
(So if we rise, you can bet we'll rise together)
(And I'll make damn sure, that I'll see you climb forever)
Tired minds persevering, bodies touching base,
One soul making love in the warmth of one place,
One heart beating for more...This union,
One call,
For us all,

Yeah for us all

[Verse - rap]
Bredda quit your posturing I can see,
You been through some shit you seen things like me,
Talking yo nonsense making your moves,
I got nothing but love, you got nothing to prove,
Sister I love the way that you write,
Beautiful creature, beautiful mind,
Give me some inspo, help me to see,
Masculinity in vulnerability,
Take me to places I can only dream
Neverland, wonderland, under sea,
Spaces in time where there are no rules,
No hurt in writing with the wrong tools,
Give me your heart and I'll give you mine,
Give me your truth and I'll give you time,
Make magic together under the sun,
Talent in different forms create one

[Bridge - Sing - soulful]
We're in this space, right place, right time (right time right time)
We have one love, one face, one life...

Use it wisely...

[Hook - Choir chant]
(So if we rise, you can bet we'll rise together)
(And I'll make damn sure, that I'll see you climb forever)
Tired minds persevering, bodies touching base,
One soul making love in the warmth of one place,
One heart beating for more...This union,
One call,
For us all,

[Hook - Choir chant]
(So if we rise, you can bet we'll rise together)
(And I'll make damn sure, that I'll see you climb forever)
Tired minds persevering, bodies touching base,
One soul making love in the warmth of one place,
One heart beating for more...This union,
One call,
For us all,