Hate grows where they sow divides
So they’re trying their best to plant secrets and lies
They want to paint the daytime black
We’ve got to keep it together and we’ve got to push back
You can’t use darkness to drive out the dark
Can’t use hatred to extinguish the spark we have
We’ve got to stand up together for love
Because standing alone just won’t be enough

Keep your head in the air and your feet on the ground
‘Cos tomorrow is another day
We’ve got numbers and pride and right on our side
No matter what they do or say

So lift up your voices and sing
‘Cos we’re coming on
And we’ll keep coming on
Ain’t no mountain that is too high to climb
‘Cos we’re rising up
And we’ll keep rising up

They teach anger and they try to breed pain
If you think about it too much it'll drive you insane
If we build bridges we can knock down their walls
And as fast as they build them we’ll make them fall
Alright: sit down
This ain’t the Ballad of a Thin Man
‘Cos I’m a fat man, yet I rattle like a tin can
Hollow on the inside, and if you followed me outside
I’d show you what it’s all about (if you’re inclined)
But I have to tell my story to the birds in the trees
‘Cos they’re the only sane people who will listen to me
I know I’m a sinner, and I can’t be a saint
But I know what I am and I know what I ain’t

So lift up your voices and sing
‘Cos we’re coming on
And we’ll keep coming on
Ain’t no mountain that is too high to climb
‘Cos we’re rising up
And we’ll keep rising up