Dark was the night, tears on my face

We gathered in the candlelight as the whole world stood still



How can I forget that prayer for the dead

Underneath that blackened sky

As close as we could get



It's the age we're livin' in

A dark sign of the times

Can't let the madness kick us down to the ground



We'll rise, we'll rise

We'll shine in the night

We'll rise, we'll shine from the ashes of eternity



We'll rise, we'll rise

We'll shine in the night

We'll rise, we'll shine to eternity



Another starry sky, another silver moon

And soon the sun will shine warming our roofs



Gather your children

We must move with the wind

to make a fire bright from the flames within



We'll rise, we'll rise

Like an eagle flies in the sky



'Cos together we're strong

And we'll rise, we'll rise