Since seven years of age, I’ve carried with me just one thought
The burden of this crazy life, lived in full though rarely taught
Each dry tear cried feigned by each deep breath of pending reality
Deliberately avoiding all contemplation of life and its finality
Every day could be my last but treating every second like it was my first
My pain subsiding when I realize I’ll never lose my living thirst

Oh rise up, rise up above those clouds
Where faith will keep me safe and proud
Oh rise up, rise up to where the Lord will welcome in
Those who he’s blessed with life
And most who’ve lived with sin

With destiny already planned and fate mapped out in stone
Following a given path to a dream which most call home
There’s a light that seems to shine so bright, a door that’s open wide
With that endless shadow parked right there, right up against my side
And in my prayers, I plead for more, of time, which runs so fast
As age becomes a greater number filled with stark reminders of my past

Oh rise up, rise up above those clouds
Where having faith will make you proud
Oh rise up, rise up for all mankind
Those who feel the urge to trust
Ridding themselves of the Devil’s lust

Too scared to feel this fear inside, carried like a heavy sack
With no way in and no way out and no means of turning back
A clock that just keeps ticking, present moments my only chance
This is no party, no prom, no drug, just one long final dance
To lift my head and to feel my thoughts, to make them wash away
Impossible this task might be and forever they will stay

Just rest in peace my mind will state, just banish demons far
For trust will carry me on to peace, and trust will raise that bar
There’s only one way out of this and for that I can understand
How fortunate my time has been, every day at his command
My fears allayed my faith in charge, one day I will rise to that promised land
Until that moment, I stand in truth, my God and I always hand in hand