river's gonna rise

darkness hides the faces, of we who hold the power, we don't need to be rich, we only need to be free, chains of oppression, never gonna break, but a day will come when we hold the key, time will remind us, that the people still have a choice, and we don't want violence, until there's no other choice, but the river's gonna rise, wash our struggles away, the sun is gonna shine, shine down on a brand new day, bells will be ringing, flames reaching to the sky, higher and higher, fueled by the winds of change, sweet taste of freedom, fresh on the tips of our tongues, and the dust of the past is all that shall remain, echoes of our voices, ringing all through the town, will drown out the memories, of the days when we were bound, the river's gonna rise, wash our struggles away, the sun is gonna shine, shine down on a brand new day, yeah, we're gonna rise up singing, like a bird on the wing, a million hearts beating, to the rhythm that the new day brings, the river's gonna rise, the river's gonna rise, the river's gonna rise, wash our struggles away, and the sun is sun is gonna shine, shine down on the brand new day, shine down on the brand new day, shine down on the brand new day