Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro] Hey-ya Hey-ya Hey-ya (hey!) Stomp the ground Dust is rising Voices lifting to the sky [Verse 1] Night and day Wrestle on my father’s land Old stories Written in the river sand Children watch Drums are telling where we stand Good and evil Breathing down the same hot wind [Chorus] Sun over shadows Rise Rise Rise (hey-ya-hey!) Burn through the anger in our eyes We bring the peace We hold the line Hands on hearts and hands entwined Sun over shadows Shine Shine Shine (oh-oh, oh-oh) We feed the fire that ends the fight We are the ones who choose the light [Verse 2] Sharp tongues cut Like the spear and like the knife Soft hands heal Pouring water back in life Where you stand Turns the battle dark or bright Every breath Is a drumbeat for your side [Chorus] Sun over shadows Rise Rise Rise (hey-ya-hey!) Burn through the anger in our eyes We bring the peace We hold the line Hands on hearts and hands entwined Sun over shadows Shine Shine Shine (oh-oh, oh-oh) We feed the fire that ends the fight We are the ones who choose the light [Bridge] Ay-ya-ya Shout the name of peace (ay-ya-ya!) Elders Children All our voices meet Good and evil pulling at our feet We stand We stand We stand between [Chorus] Sun over shadows Rise Rise Rise (hey-ya-hey!) Burn through the anger in our eyes We bring the peace We hold the line Hands on hearts and hands entwined Sun over shadows Shine Shine Shine (oh-oh, oh-oh) We feed the fire that ends the fight We are the ones who choose the light
Tags
Earthy pan-African groove with deep djembe/udu polyrhythms and a rolling bendir bed. Wooden flutes answer the choir in call-and-response; marimba and kalimba pulse like heartbeats. Big mixed-group vocals, gang shouts on key words, with raw, celebratory energy that rises from tense verses into a wide, triumphant chorus., marimba
Duration
2:51
Instrumental
No
Created
1/18/2026