Lift every voice and sing
'Til earth and heaven ring
Ring with the harmonies of liberty
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the listening skies
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun
Let us march on 'til victory is won
Listen to me now, uh, yo, yo
Before Dr. Dre, there was Dr. James
Welding cords around a copper frame
We sing songs, not for the accolades
To lift voices like a helicopter blade
High in the listening skies, my eyes glisten
And tears drop down like rain
Not from the pain, from the joy of how far we came
My brainstorms are designed to celebrate our reign
Yeah, when you put it in perspective, the collective
Monuments erected, continents affected
Presidents elected, ancestors
Making moves with the music we've been blessed with
We use it to keep communities connected
Through harmonies, a harmony is collected
Reaping the fruits our foremothers invested
Lift every voice 'til freedom has manifested
Lift every voice
Uh, uh, come on, yeah
Lift every voice 'til freedom has manifested
Lift, lift, lift every voice
Come on, listen
Lift every voice 'til freedom has manifested
Lift every voice 'til freedom has manifested
Lift every voice 'til freedom has manifested
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Sing a song (Yeah, talk to 'em)
Full of the faith that the dark past has taught us (Uh, come on)
Sing a song (Woo, yeah)
Full of the hope that the present (Uh, uh-uh) has brought us (Yeah)
Facing the rising sun (Uh, facing the rising sun, come on)
Of our new day begun (It's a new day, uh)
Let us march on (Uh, yeah)
'Til victory is won (Yeah, yeah, yeah
Until victory is won, come on, uh)
'Til victory is won (This is victory
Music, come on, I hope you feel it)
Lift every voice