From the recording We Rise
“We Rise” is an anthemic modern metal track about resilience, determination, and refusing to be held down by pressure or doubt.
Written by Randy Gonet and Aaron Czajka performed by Cease To Resist, featuring Tom Miller on drums and Marko Duplisak on vocals.
Mixed by Johan Martin and mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden.
Lyrics
Under the cover of reality I escape from the world of brutality
Out of the cage that burdens my soul I’m exempt from the left no societal troll
Free of the chains always holding me back now there’s nothing to remind me of what I lack
Alone myself I can finally see only to mistake this for the land of the free
When it goes down and the ship starts to break
Fading are the memories no longer awake
The grief and the lies their anger’s insane
Never ending solitude always the same
Lost in the desolate darkness alone
Lost beyond return like a tomb thee unknown
The purpose has escaped driving morals astray
Not a savior in sight not a soul to obey
We Rise
Paralyzed stop thinking
Analyzed my feelings
Brutalized with violence
Compromised exposure
Demonized the drive by
Energized we believe
Federalized united
Generalized indictment
In the councils of
We must guard against
The acquisition of
Unwarranted influence
Sought or unsought
By Military
The disastrous rise
Of misplaced power
Look to the past see how far I've come struggles I've survived surpassing everyone
Merley a shadow of what I’m supposed to be longing for hope to somehow set me free
It seems to me in a world of change we forget to live our lives are strange
When you lose by a crippling defeat you’ll never know winning only loser’s cheat
The tides of madness collectively grow
Wrecking the mind gonna reap what you sew
Crushing faith and shattered dreams
Misplaced trust to new extremes
The fervid soul can’t take anymore
Lady justice treated like a whore
Losing the battle to their own fears
Not a set of promises the new frontier
We Rise
Paralyzed stop thinking
Analyzed my feelings
Brutalized with violence
Compromised exposure
Demonized the drive by
Energized we believe
Federalized united
Generalized indictment
In the councils of
We must guard against
The acquisition of
Unwarranted influence
Sought or unsought
By Military
The disastrous rise
Of misplaced power
Oh!
Stand up and rise!
Paralyzed stop thinking
Analyzed my feelings
Brutalized with violence
Compromised exposure
Demonized the drive by
Energized we believe
Federalized united
Generalized indictment