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Arise

from Bryan Cahall by Bryan Cahall

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One of my earliest songs. I tried to write anthems all day long.

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Arise, ye time keepers and ye bearers of debt,
To those gone before us and who haven't come yet
Arise, or the moment shall pass to redeem
The toil of the nameless, their forfeited dream

Arise, all ye prayerful, and unfold your hands
And place your feet firm on the soil, on the land
Turn your eyes upward and if you must weep,
Ration your tears, for your savior's asleep

Arise, all ye martyrs, from history's cave,
The deep earthly scars that are your mass graves
Drown out the broadcast of silence and fear
Sing through our voices who followed you here

(Chorus)

Dry your eyes
Arise! arise!
Dry your eyes
Arise! arise!

Arise, all ye makers of profit and law,
There is no second chance when your number gets called
The ones who possess all the power you seek
Hear in a language you no longer speak

Arise, all ye soldiers, and turn your guns 'round
Upon those who laugh as they order you down
To stomp out the weak and to trample the small
Arise and defend the most vulnerable

Arise, all ye prisoners, from your concrete hell
Dissolve, with one voice, the walls of your cells
And when the warden cries, "how can this be?"
Reply, "we are human and must act accordingly."

(Chorus)

Arise, tall sequoia, through suburban streets
Take with you the vinyl, the asphalt, release
The birds from their cages and the kids from their tombs
Breathe out the plastic air from their rooms

Arise, gentle traveler, the northern star wanes
A landslide is uprooting map from terrain
The cardinals lay writhing and flightless and caught
The day is arriving for dangerous thought

And arise, ye young poets, from irony's chains
From sarcasm's prison to transcendent claims
Arise and recall with what clearness you wrote
Before you grew faded, before you grew cold

(Chorus) 2x

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from Bryan Cahall, released July 4, 2018

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