Rise up by Andra Day Summer Brooks

Background Andra Day was born December 30, 1984 (age 32) She was born Cassandra Monique Batie She released to albums Merry Christmas From Andra Day (2015) and Cheer To The Fall (2016) The majority of her songs fit into the genre of soul contemporary R&B, Jazz, Blues, Disco, Pop music, and Swing music The song Rise Up is a song about overcoming odds and rising together as a community

Verse One You're broken down and tired Of living life on a merry go round And you can't find the fighter But I see it in you so we gonna walk it out And move mountains We gonna walk it out

Verse 1 Elaborated Even when life keeps throwing the same old disappointment at you and you feel as though you want to give up. You can always find the strength to go on and make a change.

Chorus And I'll rise up I'll rise like the day I'll rise up I'll rise unafraid And I'll do it a thousand times again High like the waves In spite of the ache And I'll do it a thousands times again For you(x4)

Chorus Elaborated I’ll lift myself up in spite of how I’m hurting no matter what. Together we can help each other through pain. This verse talks about how no matter how bad you feel you can get through it.

Verse 2 When the silence isn't quiet And it feels like it's getting hard to breathe And I know you feel like dying But I promise we'll take the world to its feet And move mountains We'll take it to its feet

Verse 2 Elaborated You feel like the world around you is going too Fast and you complete and utterly want to give up you can always make a change. You just have stay strong. This verse is basically saying when you feel like life is getting too bad you can always fight back.

Verse 3 All we need, all we need is hope And for that we have each other We will rise We'll rise, oh oh We'll rise

Verse 3 Elaborated We use each other to stay strong and keep faith. Together we can stay strong and lift each other up. This verse talks about how we can’t always get through things alone and sometimes we need each other to get over something.

Chorus I'll rise up Rise like the day In spite of the ache I will rise a thousands times again And we'll rise up Rise like the waves We'll rise up And we'll do it a thousands times again For you oh oh oh oh oh For you

Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwgr_IMeEgA

Conclusion In conclusion Rise up is a song of in empowerment. I often listen to this song for inspiration. This song has a valuable message of how you can get through any and everything. I hope this song gives you inspiration for times you need inspiration.

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