You have lain too long br Your desires spliced for centuries br Your lips locked in a grimace br Your life spent in love penury br Your laughter suppressed br Your hands calloused br Your body bruised br Your yoni invaded br You let them come and scavenge your deep br You let them spill their dirt and heap br You let them come and snatch away your sleep br You let them plunder yet you dont weep br br The time has come br Let the new seed open, let it shine br Rise from the ashes br Let the glass tremble with new wine br Let the shackles be broken free br Let a thundering revolution brew br Between your breasts br Wage a fight for a life anew br From centuries of shame br From eons of pain br You Rise, You Rise, You Risebr br Renu Rakheja a.k.