I Will Rise

I Will Rise


It’s not the bad things that happen,
That colour your soul.
It’s the way that you handle them.
Did you answer the call?
Did you rise? Did you fall?

It’s not the cards that you were dealt,
Or some biased die roll,
It’s the next move you make.
Do you answer the call?
Do you rise? Do you fall?


Well it’s the same old scene,
She’s the cat that got the cream
She finds it funny that her honey seems to care.
Do you gather up your things?
Sidle off into the wings…
Or do you introduce her lover to the stairs?


It’s not the way you drink your whisky,
Luke warm, ice cold.
It’s what happened when you drank it.
Did you answer the call?
Did you rise? Did you fall?


So once again I beseech you,
When you’re tired of it all,
Just make sure that I can reach you,
And please answer the call.
Cause I will rise if you fall.
I will rise if you fall.



All Lyrics by Lee Vernon
Copyright Pearl Handled Revolver.

28th January 2011.