"Atlanta Rises©"
Lyrics by M. S. McKenzie | Performed by American Storyteller Music, Protected by Copyright
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Original Song Lyrics: Written by M. S. McKenzie, All Rights Reserved
"Atlanta Rises"
[Intro: Clean electric guitar arpeggio with soft snare tap]
[Verse 1]
Sunrise paints Auburn Avenue gold
Where King once stood, both gentle and bold
Footsteps echo on worn brick stone
Now food trucks hum where hope was sown
[Chorus]
Atlanta rises with a steady hand!
From sweet Auburn to the Peachtree Sand!
We carry torches through the rush and rain
One city breathing:past and pain!
[Verse 2]
Students sip lattes near Ebenezer’s door
Unaware of what came before
But when sirens wail or headlines burn
That old resolve begins to churn
[Bridge]
Not just monuments in bronze and green
But hands that plant where justice leans
From Vine City lights to East Point skies
The same fire in different eyes
[Build-Up: Driving rhythm guitar and tambourine roll]
[Verse 3]
My daughter chants at the Capitol steps
Same air that filled her great-grand’s chest
She doesn’t know his name:but feels the beat
Of freedom marching down the street
[Chorus]
Atlanta rises with a steady hand!
From sweet Auburn to the Peachtree Sand!
We carry torches through the rush and rain
One city breathing:past and pain!
[Outro: Warm harmony vocals over fading slide guitar]
Keep walkin’... keep talkin’...
This ground still speaks...
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