Don't be surprised when I rise No, No Don't be surprised when I rise No, No Don't be surprised When you look up in the sky And see me shine You won't believe your eyes You'll see the light The skies will be so bright Tomorrow when I rise Don't be surprised Don't be surprised Can't wait Tomorrow when I rise Don't close your eyes Don't close your eyes I can't wait to save the day And k** the night So, don't be surprised when it's time Yuh, don't let the dark outshine the light Don't you deny When you look up in the sky And see me shine You won't believe your eyes The skies will be so bright When I rise I see your world keeps spinning round I hope you never have to bow to a crown Never follow the crowd They tip toeing outta bounds So loud, tell ‘em, “bring the horns out” They plead for forgiveness
While on their last breath They leave you in an instant Lay em down to rest Some never cared to seek paradise Cause it was too far and distant Never heard the truth Some refused to even listen I hope you heard there's a curse Out there on the earth If I recall it walks Along with all the worthless It's something they've been praying to purchase Following the profit Drawing the merchant I've seen it distribute itself from person to person It was hidden in the script Of many pertinent verses I set upon the east side Lighting up the west coast This little light of mine Spread it out let it show Hope it always keeps a shine Let them all know That no one can do it better when I rise They'll all be singing Here comes the sun To brighten up your days Here comes the sun And the skies will be so bright When I rise