Rise of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe, we are still standing,

Still laughing,

still dancing,

The road was hard but look at us now,

We are not finished,

not even close! (eh-eh,

we move, we move) We came from days that tried to break

us, Still we found a way to shine,

Empty pockets, heavy stories,

But we never left our dreams behind.

If one door closes,

we find another, If we fall down,

we rise again, You can shake us,

you can test us,

But Zimbabweans know how to stand.

Today we dance for all the battles,

For every night we made it through,

For every mother, every father,

For every dream we still pursue.

No more walking with our heads down,

Lift your hands and feel the sound—

We go rise, we go rise,

Even when the road gets hard,

We go dance, we go smile,

There is fire inside our hearts.

(Zimbabwe, we move together) (Zimbabwe,

we rise together) From Harare down to Bulawayo,

From the village to the city lights,

If you still have breath inside you,

My brother, my sister — we go rise!

Maybe money came in slowly,

Maybe life said, “Not today,” But we still dressed up for December,

Put the music on and found our way.

See the aunties moving shoulders,

See the uncles step in time,

See the young ones shout together,

“We are coming for what is ours!” We know struggle,

we know pressure, But the struggle is not our name,

We are builders, we are dreamers,

We are more than yesterday’s pain.

If you made it through the hard days,

Then tonight belongs to you,

Turn the speakers higher,

higher, Let the whole world hear the truth!

When the road says stop— (we say forward) When the night feels

long— (we say morning) We are still here,

We are still strong,

And the song inside us carries on.

(ohhh,

carry on) (ohhh, Zimbabwe carry on)

We go rise, we go rise,

Everybody move from side to side,

We go dance, we go smile,

Feel the whole of Africa alive!

(Zimbabwe, we move together) (Zimbabwe,

we rise together) (one heart,

one fire, take it higher) If you are tired,

dance! If you are hurting,

dance! If you still believe tomorrow is coming,

Put your hands in the air and dance!

We are coming, we are growing,

We are stronger than we know.

(Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe) (we go rise,

we go rise) This is our season

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Let the whole world know!