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We Rise

By Cageless Birds

1,479 views Oct 30, 2026 updated We Rise We Bow album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Paradox carries the whole song: "We rise by bowing / We live by dying." The verses press that idea through exchange, giving away "what we could never keep" to gain "what we will never lose," and then through restoration, where God takes brokenness and makes "something beautiful," echoing the beauty-from-ashes promise of Isaiah 61.

The chorus moves from the personal to the miraculous. "From glory to glory / You tell our story" sets God as the author, and the line about walking on the water with "our eyes on the Father" brings Peter's step out of the boat to mind. Confidence here comes from where the singer looks rather than from personal strength. The third verse adds a quieter note, calling rest a weapon and joy a strength, and drawing on the promise that those who wait on the Lord find strength to "spread our wings and fly."

A long, repeating bridge, "I'll follow You anywhere You wanna go," turns the theology into a vow, and the outro brings back the opening lines so the song ends where it started: surrender as the way up.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

[Verse 1]

We rise by bowing

We live by dying

When we give what we could never keep

We gain what we will never lose


[Verse 2]

Like beauty from ashes

And joy from mourning

Only You can take brokenness

And make it something beautiful


[Chorus]

From glory to glory

You tell our story

We will overcome

We'll walk on the water

With our eyes on the Father

Nothing is impossible


[Interlude]


[Verse 3]

Rest is our weapon

Joy is our strength

We wait upon the Lord and find

Strength to spread our wings and fly


[Chorus]

From glory to glory

You tell our story

We will overcome

We’ll walk on the water

With our eyes on the Father

Nothing is impossible


[Bridge]

I'll follow You anywhere

And I'll follow You anywhere

I’ll follow You anywhere You wanna go

I'll follow You anywhere

'Cause I'll follow You anywhere

I'll follow You anywhere You wanna go


[Interlude]


[Chorus]

From glory to glory

You tell our story

We will overcome

We'll walk on the water

With our eyes on the Father

Nothing is impossible


[Bridge]

I'll follow You anywhere

I'll follow You anywhere

I’ll follow You anywhere You wanna go

I’ll follow You anywhere

I'll follow You anywhere

I’ll follow You anywhere You wanna go

I'll follow You anywhere

I'll follow You anywhere

I'll follow You anywhere You wanna go

’Cause I'll follow You anywhere

I'll follow You anywhere

I'll follow You anywhere You wanna go


[Outro]

We rise by bowing

We live by dying

When we give what we could never keep

We gain what we will never lose

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