The swimmer rung his soul Out of his last good days Something he mistook for a good deed Drove home, kissed his wife Took his car into the countryside Watched the sun go down Over the redwood trees He said: Change will come If you create the space for it But it's too late for me to open up The strain of getting older Makes the choices easier But I'm not gonna fight Before I stop We are rising up tomorrow We'll be standing up against our will If we could leave it all just like it is There would be nothing wrong with this The mayor watched his daughter Leave the village Just like the neighbors Watched their children leave Off to the big cities No one cares for pity But now there's seven empty houses In their street The politician felt his courage shrinking Eight years left him gray and unfulfilled With change his disposition His house became a prison Of the many ideals And energy spilled We are rising up tomorrow We'll be standing up against our will If we could leave it all just like it is There would be nothing wrong with this And it might be in the end of An unfinished mistery novel Where we don't get to see Who is behind it all It might be the start Of something unprecedented A new order! A new order! We are rising up tomorrow We'll be standing up against our will If we could leave it all just like it is There would be nothing wrong with this Because We are rising up tomorrow We'll be standing up against our will If we could leave it all just like it is There would be nothing wrong with this