Battle Cry – English Lyrics

• By: Shontelle

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Hey hey hey ♪

♪ Hey hey hey ♪

♪ Hey hey hey ♪

♪ We've been deep in the trenches ♪

♪ Ain't that friendship ♪

♪ It's not always roses but ♪

♪ Everybody knows this ♪

♪ We stuck in this battlefield ♪

♪ I know just how you feel ♪

♪ Standing up for us, yeah ♪

♪ I'ma be a soldier ♪

♪ You give me hope, hope ♪

♪ You give me strength, strength ♪

♪ I'll give you better than I could ever give myself ♪

♪ Always know that, that ♪

♪ I got your back, back ♪

♪ Don't matter wherever ♪

♪ As long as were together we've been through too much ♪

♪ We've been through too much ♪

♪ Time for us to group up ♪

♪ Come on and let's stand up now for us ♪

♪ This is our battle cry ♪

♪ Promise you that I'm certified (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ All we gotta do is stand up now for us (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ This is our battle cry ♪

♪ Hey hey hey ♪

♪ Hey hey hey, yeah ♪

♪ Hey hey hey ♪

♪ This is our battle cry ♪

♪ It's so hard when the night falls ♪

♪ And I don't get your phone calls ♪

♪ You're everything to me ♪

♪ You heal me when these bullets go through me ♪

♪ And if I have to retreat ♪

♪ I know you'll fall back with me ♪

♪ And if you got problems ♪

♪ You already know whose gonna solve them ♪

♪ You give me hope, hope ♪

♪ You give me strength, strength ♪

♪ I'll give you better than I could ever give myself ♪

♪ Always know that, that ♪

♪ I got your back, back ♪

♪ Don't matter wherever ♪

♪ Because we'll always be together ♪

♪ We've been through too much ♪

♪ Time for us to group up ♪

♪ Come on and let's stand up now for us ♪

♪ Standing up for us ♪

♪ This is our battle cry ♪

♪ Promise you that I'm certified (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ All we gotta do is stand up now for us (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ This is our battle cry ♪

♪ Now it's time to get focused ♪

♪ I ain't saying nothing man ♪

♪ You already know this ♪

♪ So if hope floats, then flow this ♪

♪ And if you need to swim ♪

♪ I'ma bring a boat, let's boat this ♪

♪ And I don't mean to sound so monotonous ♪

♪ If you need something from me ♪

♪ Call me, I got this ♪

♪ And I'ma give you what you need from me ♪

♪ And I'ma be right there when I need to be ♪

♪ We've been through too much ♪

♪ Time for us to group up, c'mon ♪

♪ Come on and let's stand up now for us ♪

♪ As long as were together we've been through too much ♪

♪ This is our battle cry ♪

♪ Promise you that I'm certified (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ All we gotta do is stand up now for us (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ Standing up for us ♪

♪ We've been through too much ♪

♪ Time for us to group up (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ Come on and let's stand up now for us (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ Standing up for us ♪

♪ This is our battle cry ♪

♪ Promise you that I'm certified (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ All we gotta do is stand up now for us (hey hey hey) ♪

♪ This is our battle cry ♪

♪ Hey hey hey, this is our battle cry ♪

♪ Hey hey hey ♪

♪ Hey hey hey, this is our battle cry ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
battle /ˈbætəl/ A2	noun - a fight between two groups verb - to fight in a war or conflict
cry /kraɪ/ A1	noun - a loud call or shout verb - to shed tears
soldier /ˈsoʊldʒər/ A1	noun - a person who serves in an army
hope /hoʊp/ A1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
strength /strɛŋθ/ A2	noun - the quality or state of being strong
trenches /trɛntʃɪz/ B1	noun - long, narrow ditches dug as protective defenses in warfare
battlefield /ˈbætəlfiːld/ A2	noun - a place where a battle is fought
retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ B1	noun - the act of moving back or away from a place or situation verb - to move back or away from a place or situation
certified /ˈsɜːrtɪfaɪd/ B2	adjective - officially recognized as meeting a certain standard
focused /ˈfoʊkəst/ B1	adjective - directing all of one's attention on something
monotonous /məˈnɒtənəs/ B2	adjective - lacking in variety; tediously unvarying
together /təˈɡeθər/ A1	adverb - in or into one company; with each other
float /floʊt/ A1	verb - to rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking
swim /swɪm/ A1	verb - to move through water by moving the body or parts of the body
boat /boʊt/ A1	noun - a vessel for transport by water
heal /hiːl/ A2	verb - to make or become well again