Deep in poverty
Lives the heart of man
Empires built of sand and gold
And j**els on holy hands
And having laboured
Over kingdoms that will surely fall
How long till we recognise
That they don’t mean anything at all?
Raise up! Raise up!
Let them hear you while you still can!
Life is pa**ing by, that part we understand
Raise up! Raise up!
Let’s live life for what it’s worth
And become the change we seek on earth
I saw how people were
I saw that they lived in fear
I saw how vanity
Can take away what’s really dear
I watched the weakening
Of the one who loved me best
I saw a hope soon to be born
And I knew what it was to be blessed
Raise up! Raise up!
Let them hear us while we still can!
Let’s ring them bells so that love’s not dead
Raise up! Raise up!
Like the one who rose before
And become the change we seek in the world