Gm
When the ones who run the firehouse

Are the ones who start the fire
Bb
And the lawless make the laws

And every preacher is a liar
Cm
When the ones who damn the innocent

Are on the nightly news and front page

Gm
An old man said to me

It’s not who but what you know
Bb
And knowledge isn’t wisdom

without control
Cm
Better still to be the changes

That you want to see
Gm
But they come slow, I know

[Chorus]
Gm           Bb        F
And you said rise above
          Cm
Open your eyes up.
Gm           Bb        F
And you said rise above
         D
I can’t, I can’t

[Verse 2]
    Gm
For every heart that bleeds
     Bb
Will colour your world red
        Gm
And the sorrow in the night
            D
Will be the blue you cannot shed
Gm
But your strength will be a vision
Bb
Beyond visibility
Cm
And the gift you have within
Gm
Will give you new eyes to see

[Chorus]
Gm           Bb        F
That you can rise above
                  Cm
Swing through the skies above
Gm            Bb
And you shall rise above
D
Yourself

[Bridge]
Gm                Bb
Know that I’ll be watching
Gm                Bb
Know that I’ll be waiting

[Peter/SM]
Gm
Standing on the precipice
                     Cm
I can soar away from this

[Chorus]
Gm          Bb        F
And you can rise above

(Free your soul)
          Cm
Open your eyes up

(Rise above yourself and take control)
Gm          Bb
And you can rise above

(The need to love)
D
Yourself

(To release yourself and rise above it all)

Gm          Bb        F
And you can rise above

(I will be there)
          Cm
Open your eyes up

(You were never alone)
Gm          Bb
And you can rise above

(Inside your dreams)
D
Yourself

(I’ve been watching and waiting for you)

Gm          Bb        F
And you can rise above
          Cm
Open your eyes to love
Gm          Bb        F
And you can rise above
D
Yourself

[Verse 3]
    Cm
And every heart that bleeds
     Bb
Will colour your world red
        Cm
And the sorrow in the night
            Gm
Will be the blue you cannot shed
         Cm
And your strength will be a vision
C
Beyond visibility
        Bb
And the gift you have before you
              Cm
Will give you new eyes to see