Rise Up

[Verse 1: Sara Ryan]
My newsfeed's erupted, politics looks sculpted
To cause pain, how did we get this way?
Don't leave children alone, direct provision
In our home and homeless have
Nowhere to go
Why didn't you choose to say, why did you look away?
When in Port Laoise, men were beaten for being gay
Love is only pure, kindness should come before you close your eyes
Till it's standing at your door

[Chorus: Sara Ryan]
Don't fade away on me
You won't be free if you
Run away
That ain't too brave to turn a blind eye on today
On today, on today
Don't fade away on today, on today

[Verse 2: Steo Wall]
How did it come to this?
How did the lost generation we miss?
How do you live in your ignorant bliss?
While they're dying trying to cross the abyss
And are hoping for better ways, search for a better day
All that we say is, "no go away
You don't belong here, you weren't born here
This is our country, we're making it stronger"
Pulling down bridges and building up walls
Closing the borders, enforcing the law
Innocent children are locked in these cages
More of these kids are dying on beaches
What will it take to stand up to hate?
Look it in the eye and force the debate
'Cause this could be you and this could be me
In the grand scheme of things, we're all refugees

[Chorus: Sara Ryan]
Don't fade away on me
You won't be free if you
Run away
That ain't too brave to turn a blind eye on today
On today, on today
Don't fade away on today (Fade away)
On today (Fade away, fade away)

[Outro: Sara Ryan & (Steo Wall)]
This blissful ignorance is what we need to fix
(Just stop all the noises today)
I need the loveliness, what is in this?
(Don't fade away, just stop all the noises, just stop all the noises )
This blissful ignorance is what we need to fix
(And don't fade away, just stop all the noises today, don't fade away)
We need to fix this
(Stop all the noises, stop all the noises)