Rising Like Lions

We were never born to disappear
In the noise of every crowd
Never made to trade our fire
For the songs they sing out loud

Not to chase another kingdom
Not to wear another name
Not to bow before their mirrors
Not to live inside their game


But alone is not the answer
And divided is not strong
A lion does not rise alone
A people rises as one

הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב
הֶן עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא

Every lion knows the circle
Every lion knows the ground
One will watch and one will listen
One will move without a sound

No one has to hold the whole pride
No one has to stand alone
Every heart has its mission
Every soul has its own throne


When brother turns to brother
And the broken hands are tied
The sleeping strength awakens
And the lion starts to rise

הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב
הֶן עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא


They can offer us their towers
They can dress their chains in gold
They can tell us we are stronger
When our ancient name grows cold

But the blessing came from Heaven
Through a mouth that came to curse
And he saw a lonely nation
That would never need the world


Not lonely from each other
Not scattered in the heart
Only separate from the darkness
Only holy, set apart

הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב
הֶן עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא

One tribe carries memory
One tribe carries flame
One tribe guards the doorway
One tribe sings the Name

One will learn in silence
One will fight for truth
One will lift the fallen
One will guide the youth

Not the same, but together
Not erased, but one
Not a crowd of copies
But a nation like the sun


When we stop chasing shadows
And remember who we are
When we hold on to each other
We can rise beyond the stars

When the camp becomes one heartbeat
And the Torah is our cry
Then the lion wakes inside us
And no power can deny

הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב
הֶן עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא

Separate from the nations
United as one
Every soul in its place
Till the lion has risen
הֶן עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם וְכַאֲרִי יִתְנַשָּׂא