Rise Above It

"Rise Above It" is the tenth track on Switchfoot's eighth album, Vice Verses.

Lyrics
Another couple of kids with their heads on top Just another stranger Just another plot Another track home where the city streets stop Just another kid with another bored cop

Just another lemon into lemonade job Just another rust and dust facade Just another key stuck broken in the lock Just another scarecrow choking on a cough Oh come on!

It all feels so typical I guess I’m looking for a miracle Rise above it Rise above it I don’t care what they’re telling me We could be what we want to be Rise above it Rise above it

Listen up loud, listen up, listen here Just because you’re running doesn’t mean that you’re scared Just because it’s law doesn’t mean it is fair Never let another tell your soul what to fear

Here we go again give it one more try Don’t believe the system’s on your side Just another lover-turned-enemy fight Just another blood and nicotine sky Oh come on! It all feels so typical I guess I’m looking for a miracle Rise above it

Rise above it

I get so sick of it It feels so counterfeit I rise above it Rise above it

Hear our voices rise Here our battle cry We’ve been under the curse With our arms raised high Hear us sing tonight Like the last night on earth

We will rise Like the tide Like dead men Coming back to life We are rising Rising

Turn it up now, listen loud and clear Just because you’re present doesn’t mean that you’re here Oh come on!

It feels so typical Guess I’m looking for a miracle Rise above it Rise above it The curse is spoken The system’s broken Rise above it Rise above it

Let’s rise above it We can rise above it