We took inspiration for this one from the story of Sojourner Truth. (Look her up - she was a total badass in the 1800s)
What started out as a folk vibe turned into something a little different..
My arms are strong, I plough and seed
Freedom sought through fight
You may beat my body and plague my mind
But My soul's still burning bright
Sold to men whose hearts were black
They tried to break my soul
Stealing moments of innocence
Submission was their goal
Am I not woman my will is strong
Though you try to beat me down
From the ashes we will rise
A burning fire lights up the skies
A grief so deep, a burden bourn
A victim of our time
We won't let the past define our path
Remove the shackles from our minds
Steeled by faith, a cause so dear
To lead the fight for truth
A power forged by the ones who fell
Will fight for future youth
Am I not woman my will is strong
You will not beat me down
From the ashes we will rise again
A new world order found
We will rise
@berni1954 Mar 2022
PS thanks for introducing me to your protagonist. What a life story!
@berni1954 Mar 2022
A fine portrait in song of this heroine.
Melodic rock is one of my favourite genres.
@nahlej381 Mar 2022
Ooooo ya! This had my head bobbing quite violently for 730 in the morning. Very cool lyrics and I LOVE the soundscape! When the hook hits it’s just magic!
@ballyhoot Mar 2022
I like the rhythm and groove on this. The lead vocals on the chorus are spot on and especially strong! The bridge with the repeated refrain "We Will Rise" is quite good, too. I also like how you pull back all the music and end with just the vocals. Quite effective. Nice job! #tit4tat
@ambroise Mar 2022
I especially love the drums on this tune. It's not so often the instrument that stands out. The words are strong and empowering. Voice and guitar simply rock.
And you made me discover Sojourner Truth. Thank you.
@bethdesombre Feb 2022
I love the power in this song, as appropriate for its subject. The language -- some of which is hers and some of which is yours -- flows so smoothly in service of the story. The pacing change between sections works well.
@bethkille Feb 2022
Hell yeah! Love your voice and delivery. Great backing vocals. Super funky track. Could here this with a full on horn section and the whole crowd chanting along to “we will rise!”! Great song.
@mk2021 Feb 2022
Very uptempo song! Excellent harmonies and interesting melody lines. Good work.
@liz561 Feb 2022
Wow-love the driving feel of this-echoes her being strong! The harmonies on we will rise made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Glorious!!
@eas3637 Feb 2022
More cowbell! This is fantastic. I love how you folded in her actual words "Am I not woman?" into the lyrics. And your arrangement/production is just so great - you two are the masters of creating the vibe! Those harmonies at 2:11 are just stellar.
@richaaaay Feb 2022
Sojourner Truth's story is a worthy topic for a song and you've certainly done justice to the topic here. Fantastic little song. The acoustic guitar opening just pulled me in. Nice vocal delivery. My favorite part of the song, sonically, is the rapid rattling off parts. Very cool. The drum beat during that section is great too.
@davidtaro Feb 2022
Amazing lyrics, really powerful! Love the production here, it’s clean and clear and allows the story to shine through. Lovely stuff :)
@caitlin Feb 2022
Wow, I love the direction you took this in! Thank you for taking the opportunity to tell Sojourner Truth’s badass story - it reminds me of Frank Turner’s album No Man’s Land, all stories of women that are too little known.
@tseaver Feb 2022
Good write, and a telling tribute to her magnificent story. Love the image of ST planting freedome, and the hopeful look to the future.
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
Yup, what they all said. She was an amazing woman and this is a great way to honor her. Great beat and tremendous singing as always. How to keep rockin' it out of the park on every song?
@celineellis Feb 2022
Yesssss - 3mins 12 seconds of awesome badassary! This lady has a powerful story and you have given her a powerful song. I love that you guys are really experimenting with such massive success!!
@tawny249 Feb 2022
Very cool. Love that driving rhythm right off the bat. Strong lyrics for a strong subject. And yes, the end is really good, I love a rising end note - very appropriate for the last line. ;)
@stephentanner Feb 2022
Banging tune again guys. I agree with Marieke, the end is awesome.
@akokulit Feb 2022
Everytime I'm gassed out with creativity for FAWM I just listen to your songs and whoosh I'm back again. Lovely lovely song. Hit the cowbells!!!
@andygriff Feb 2022
Really PUSHING yourselves. I must read before pressing send :S
@andygriff Feb 2022
You guys are really yourselves this FAWM and I love it! As you know I'm rather partial to story songs and this is a banger. Love the multi-part harmonies on "we will rise" and the sparse ending.
@gregwere Feb 2022
Love the beat against the melody another really nice piece.
@mariekevinkmusic Feb 2022
Oh.....the ending is BRILLIANT.
@mariekevinkmusic Feb 2022
AM I NOT WOMAN! Yes you freaking are. I just listened to a podcast about Sojourner Truth and she's a badass indeed. Great topic for a song. I'm sure there aren't many of those around :-)
I'm ALREADY walking around the room singing We will Rise. And that's before the song is even finished ;-)