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The Awakening
UNWRITTEN · THE AWAKENING

The Awakening

Something ancient hits like a falling star. Wake up.

Official Video

Lyrics
Intro

This is your wakeup call.

Explosive Intro

Yeeeeeaaahhhhh!!! Sing with me!! C'mon!!

Verse 1

Something hit me like a falling star
Set my chest on fire, left a burning scar
The sky went dark but I could feel the light
A heartbeat in my chest that wasn't mine

Pre-Chorus

I didn't ask for this, I didn't pray
But something ancient found me anyway
Nothing is going to be the same

Chorus

WAKE UP!
WE'RE NOT DEAD!
WAKE UP!
This isn't an ending, it's a beginning
The old world's gone, let it fall away
Something's alive that they couldn't kill
A thousand years and it's burning still

Post-Chorus

WAKE UP!
We were chosen to stand
On that side of history
To be the fire, to be the light
To carry love through the COLD night

Chant

This is an awakening
So wake up, wake up
This is an awakening
You've been sleeping long enough

Verse 2

Everything I swore to just went blind
A stranger's heartbeat tangled up in mine
They said the enemy would burn me down
But she's the only warmth that I have found

Pre-Chorus

They said love divides, love destroys
I said love's the only thing worth the noise

Chorus

WAKE UP!
LIFE HAS JUST BEGUN!
WAKE UP!
This isn't an ending, it's a beginning
The old world's gone, let it fall away
Something's alive that they couldn't kill
A thousand years and it's burning still

Post-Chorus

WAKE! YEAH!
We were chosen to stand
On that side of history
To be the fire, to be the light
To carry love through the longest of nights

Chant

This is an awakening
So wake up, wake up
This is an awakening
You've been sleeping long enough

Bridge

For a thousand years they kept you caged
For a thousand years love burned and raged
For a little girl who never kneeled
Whose fire was the last thing they could steal
I NEED YOU LOUDER! SING WITH ME!

Final Chorus

WAKE UP! WAKE THE FUCK UP!
DON'T MAKE ME COME DOWN THERE!
WAKE UP!
This isn't an ending, it's a beginning
The old world's gone, let it fall away
Something's alive that they couldn't kill
A thousand years and it's burning still
WAKE UP! MAKE A STAND!
We were CHOSEN to be
On that side of history
To be the fire, to be the light
To carry love through the LONGEST NIGHT
This is an awakening
So WAKE UP, WAKE UP
This is an awakening
YOU'VE BEEN SLEEPING LONG ENOUGH

Outro

Wake up... wake up... wake up...