Helpless endeavor (Give up, give in now) Shackled and tethered (Don't cope, don't reach out) Caught up in the ways, stuck in a cage Been twisted and maimed Try to escape before I break We're battered and weakened Nearly defeated We've taken our beatings So we can rise again So we can rise again So we can rise again We've taken our beatings So we can rise again It's getting dim, the dusk approaches, and we're losing hope It's sinking in, we're branded by the lies we're told, lies we're told Struggles and failures, enduring abuse A permanent reminder that we can't take it back We're battered and weakened Nearly defeated We've taken our beatings So we can rise again So we can rise again So we can rise again Caught up in the ways, stuck in a cage Been twisted and maimed Try to escape before I break We're battered and weakened Nearly defeated We've taken our beatings So we can rise again So we can rise again So we can rise again