Rise from Hope by Kevin Coates

Tracklist

6.	Rise	3:40

Lyrics

CHORUS Come on and rise, rise, rise up
come on and rise, rise, rise up

Try to look into the blackened night
through the thick and smoky air
keep on walking till you’re far away
then you say a quiet prayer

Burning cities, empty passageways
screams that cut through silences
bottles rolling down a one-way street
smash in pieces at the end

CHORUS Come on and rise, rise, rise up
come on and rise, rise, rise up

Silhouettes reveal an underworld
where everything is up for sale
petty arguments crush any signs of hope
broken cadences that fail

A worn-out child runs from an empty room
to tell of what he’s had to face
no one believes a single word he says
he disappears without a trace

CHORUS Come on and rise, rise, rise up
come on and rise, rise, rise up

Rise up for the voiceless gentle souls
who go unnoticed in this life
who don’t believe in violence, or rituals of hate
rise up for what you know is right

Rise up for the ones who stand alone
who think they fail in all they do
rise up for those who feel invisible
rise up for everything that’s true

Credits

from Hope, track released November 7, 2024
¬¬Kevin Coates: lead and backing vocals, piano, acoustic guitars, cajon, bongos, maracas, B3 organ
Sam Tulloch: lead vocals
Paul Rose: drums, congas
Steve Martin: bass
Andy Macpherson: congas, djembe, shaker, tambourine, cabasas
Don Featherstone: saxophones, including solo
Sean O’Brien: acoustic and electric guitars
Dillon Coates: djembe, tambourine
Additional Backing Vocals: Nan Forler, Maia Coates, Dillon Coates, Don Featherstone, Paul Rose
Clappers and hollerers: Carolyn Pitre, Eileen Pitre, Nan Forler, Dillon Coates, John Dick, Mike Coates
Additional percussion: Alice Cooper Coates

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