Andra Day - Rise Up
In 2015, Andra Day released a song that would transcend the boundaries of popular music and become a defining anthem for a generation. "Rise Up," the lead single from her debut album Cheers to the Fall, emerged from a deeply personal place of struggle and introspection.
More than a decade after its release, "Rise Up" remains a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative potential of music. The song's journey from a personal prayer to a global anthem demonstrates how authentic artistic expression can transcend individual circumstances and speak to universal human experiences. Whether sung in hospital rooms by patients fighting illness, chanted at protests demanding justice, or played in homes by individuals facing personal struggles, "Rise Up" continues to inspire people to stand up, move forward, and believe in the possibility of transformation.
Andra Day's creation was born from vulnerability and pain, yet it has become a source of strength for millions. In an era of division and uncertainty, "Rise Up" offers a simple but profound message: that no matter what obstacles we face, we have the capacity to persevere, and we do not have to do it alone. This is the enduring power of the song—not that it promises easy solutions or denies real suffering, but that it acknowledges our pain while insisting on our capacity for resilience. In doing so, Andra Day has created something truly timeless: a song that meets people where they are and invites them to rise.
Andra Day Rise Up Lyrics
You're broken down and tired
Of living life on the merry-go-round
And you can't find the fighter
But I see it in you, so we gonna walk it out
Move mountains
We gonna walk it out
And move mountains
And I'll rise up
I'll rise like the day
I'll rise up
I'll rise unafraid
I'll rise up
And I'll do it a thousand times again
And I'll rise up
High like the waves
I'll rise up
In spite of the ache
I'll rise up
And I'll do it a thousands times again
For you
For you
For you
For you
When the silence isn't quiet
And it feels like it's getting hard to breathe
And I know you feel like dying
But I promise we'll take the world to its feet
Move mountains
Bring it to its feet
Move mountains
And I'll rise up
I'll rise like the day
I'll rise up
I'll rise unafraid
I'll rise up
And I'll do it a thousand times again
For you
For you
For you
For you
All we need, all we need is hope
And for that we have each other
And for that we have each other
We will rise
We will rise
We'll rise, oh, oh
We'll rise
I'll rise up
Rise like the day
I'll rise up
In spite of the ache
I will rise a thousands times again
And we'll rise up
Rise like the waves
We'll rise up
In spite of the ache
We'll rise up
And we'll do it a thousands times again
For you, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
For you, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
For you, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
For you