I Get Up
Rising Above: Ziggy and Cedella Marley's Uplifting Anthem
Lyrics
I get up
Expressing determination and resilience to overcome challenges.
I get up
Reiteration of the commitment to rising above difficulties.
Everyday
Highlighting the daily nature of the struggle and effort.
Got to take a lift
Using a metaphor ("take a lift") to signify the need to uplift oneself.
For still we must endure
Acknowledging enduring trials and wars, emphasizing the importance of patience and sowing positive seeds.
The trials that we face
-Oh the wars that we know
-Patience give us virtue
-For The seeds we must sow
-I get up
Repeating the determination to rise every day, regardless of circumstances.
I get up
-Everyday
-I get up
-I get up
-Anyway
-See the light today
Encouraging recognition of positivity ("See the light today").
Hey you know we got to find a way
Emphasizing the need to find solutions despite facing difficulties and the importance of resilience in the journey of life.
We been through a lot of shit
-Baby the race isn't for the swift
-So smile with the sunrise
-There's a lot of life to live
-I get up
Reiteration of the commitment to getting up every day.
I get up
-Everyday
-I get up
-I get up
-Anyway
-Been to the dark place
Reflecting on facing darkness, surviving hate, and the call to rise and awaken despite the challenges of the world.
Surviving the hate
-It tries to bring you down
-Oh the world is just that way
-And through the noise a whisper
-Arise and awake
-I get up now
Continuing the theme of daily determination and resilience.
I get up now
-Everyday
-I get up
-I get up
-Anyway
-When all the doors are closed
Encouraging breaking barriers and rules when necessary, emphasizing the uniqueness of one's journey.
There's only one thing to do
-It always makes it hard
-Sometimes you've got to break the rules
-And no one else can walk
-In your shoes
-I get up
Reaffirming the commitment to getting up every day, regardless of circumstances.
I get up
-Everyday
-I get up
-I get up
-Anyway
-Yes I get up
Continued expression of determination and resilience in the face of challenges.
I get up
-Everyday
-I get up
-I get up
-Anyway
-I get up
Final repetition emphasizing the daily commitment to rise above challenges.
I get up
-Everyday
-I get up
-I get up
-Anyway
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