Lift Every Voice and Sing

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)