Dark was the night, tears on my face  We gathered in the candlelight as the whole world stood still    How can I forget that prayer for the dead  Underneath that blackened sky  As close as we could get    It's the age we're livin' in  A dark sign of the times  Can't let the madness kick us down to the ground    We'll rise, we'll rise  We'll shine in the night  We'll rise, we'll shine from the ashes of eternity    We'll rise, we'll rise  We'll shine in the night  We'll rise, we'll shine to eternity    Another starry sky, another silver moon  And soon the sun will shine warming our roofs    Gather your children  We must move with the wind  to make a fire bright from the flames within    We'll rise, we'll rise  Like an eagle flies in the sky    'Cos together we're strong  And we'll rise, we'll rise