Twista - Hope 2020 'We Rise' Lyrics

So much happening in the world today
I felt this way when I recorded the song Hope
And this time I want to bring that vibe back
Because we still need hope
But this time we must RISE!

I wish the way we are living could stop Was it a plot from the Cops Breanna Taylor got shot
And I

Wish my brothers wouldʼve made bail So they wonʼt have to catch the coronavirus while in jail
And I

Wish it didnʼt happen it was sick They were choking Eric Gardner who was a father of six. And I

Wish the drama wouldnʼt have to follow When the shots made us say Rest In Peace to Laquan McDonald. And I

Wish I could go deep in a Zone And lift the spirits of the world with the words within the song
And I

Wish I could teach a soul to fly
Instead of a racist cope telling you to hold em high
And I

Wish that Sandra Bland was still alive And on the day of her death That was not a suicide

Wish the police could protect us from the wrong And make all of the racism and law enforcement be gone
And um

We will never break though they devastate we shall motivate Cause we have to thatʼs what we gotta do

Black lives matter should have been enough to rattle you Should we have just said Black lives matter too

Canʼt let this mess go on But now we got to move straight forward through respect so strong Gotta correct yo wrong

When he said he canʼt breath and your knee was on his neck so long SO LETS RISE Twista!

Feels like thereʼs no end in sight

Letʼs rise-letʼs rise-letʼs rise
Dark we still see the light
Letʼs rise-letʼs rise-letʼs rise
Weʼve been broken but we still stand Letʼs rise!
Tears may fall, but here I am
Letʼs rise!
Weʼll stand together, in this fight
Letʼs rise!
Weʼve been beat down, but we will RISE!!!