The Resistance Lyrics
Skillet
Lyrics
I am a nation, I am a million faces
Formed together, made for elevation
I am a soldier, I won't surrender
Faith is like a fire that never burns to embers
(Who's gonna stand up, who's gonna fight?)
The voice of the unheard
(Who's gonna break these chains and lies?)
Love is the answer
I gotta speak it, believe it, that's how I feel inside
I, I, can't, can't sit here quiet
You can take my heart, you can take my breath
When you pry it from my cold, dead chest
This is how we rise up
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train
This is how we rise up
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder
Magic, static, call me a fanatic
It's our world, they can never have it
This is how we rise up
It's our resistance, you can't resist us
Hey can you hear me? Hey, are you listening?
Sleeping in the shadows, could be making history
Walk through the fire, walk on the water
Used to be a slave, but now you are a conqueror
They can take my heart, they can take my breath
When they pry it from my cold, dead chest
This is how we rise up
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train
This is how we rise up
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder
Magic, static, call me a fanatic
It's our world, they can never have it
This is how we rise up
It's our resistance, you can't resist us
Rising up, up, up, up, up
We're rising up, up, up, up, up
The voice of the unheard
Rising up, up, up, up, up
We're rising up, up, up, up, up
Love is the answer
Rising up, up, up, up, up
We're rising up, up, up, up, up
Love is the answer
This is how we rise up
It's our resistance, you can't resist us
This is how we rise up
Heavy as a hurricane, louder than a freight train
This is how we rise up
Heart is beating faster, feels like thunder
Magic, static, call me a fanatic
It's our world, they can never have it
This is how we rise up
It's our resistance, you can't resist us
Song & Lyrics Facts
Skillet's song "The Resistance" is a hard rock/metalcore single from their 2009 album, Awake. Written by the band's lead vocalist and bassist John Cooper and Korey Cooper, it was released on August 14th, 2009.
The lineup for Skillet at this time included John Cooper (lead vocals, bass), Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Ben Kasica (lead guitar) and Jen Ledger (drums, percussion, backing vocals). The lyrics of "The Resistance" speak to standing up against fear, doubt and oppression. It encourages listeners to take action and not be afraid of making mistakes or being judged as they stand up for what they believe in. In addition, the song has become an anthem for many Christian youth groups around the world.