[Verse 1]
Helpless endeavor
(Give up, give in now)
Shackled and tethered
(Don’t cope, don’t reach out)

[Pre-Chorus]
Caught up in the ways, stuck in a cage
Been twisted and maimed
Try to escape before I break

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
Caught up in the ways, stuck in a cage
Been twisted and maimed
Try to escape before I break

[Chorus]
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