We Will Rise

by Linda Sussman

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"We Will Rise" tied for 2nd place in the 2021 A Still Small Voice 4U themed songwriting contest; theme: louder than guns. About this track: What moves people to stand up to those in power? A child without hope, lost connections to the past, poverty and inequality drive people to resist, even in the face of overwhelming odds. “We Will Rise” celebrates the belief that right is always stronger than might and when the pain of injustice becomes too great, people’s voice of resistance can indeed be louder than guns.

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“WE WILL RISE”
Lyrics & Music by Linda Sussman © 2021

It’s another rise and fall
Over heart and over mind
The living and the ghosts
Might have walked the same line
Why does the bounty of the earth
Leave empty, angry souls
When resistance grows louder than guns / we will rise. 

Have you ever planted hope
In the heart of a child
Eager to face the world
Beyond the gates of every mile
Walked in her dreams
Every step, two more back
When resistance grows louder than guns / we will rise. 

Look to our elders / to know where we’ve been
Look to the stories / recount every scene
Reach for each other / for comfort and peace
When resistance grows louder than guns / we will rise.

How do you lift up life
From the side of the road
Down a patchwork of cracks
To safety’s hold
Born on the edge
Of freedom’s sweetest song
When resistance grows louder than guns / we will rise.

Look to our elders / to know where we’ve been
Look to the stories / recount every scene
Reach for each other / for comfort and peace
When resistance grows louder than guns / we will rise.

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released October 18, 2021
Linda Sussman: vocals & acoustic guitar
Mixed by Kevin Kelly, The Workshoppe East

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Linda Sussman Huntington, New York

LINDA SUSSMAN is a NY-based, award-winning singer-songwriter-guitarist whose music crosses lines of folk, alt-folk and blues and whose songs span themes such as love, heartache, triumphs and social justice. Linda's vocals are backed by her strong rhythm and fingerstyle guitar, with a touch of slide. ... more

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