Raise Your Voice

A song that became a cross between my near drowning & baptism

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Women’s Empowerment, Female Unity, Rising Together, Sisterhood, Overcoming, Standing Strong, Supportive Community, Modern Anthem, Self-Worth, Inner Strength, TEDx-style Vibe, Inspirational Speech, Feminist Energy, Group Vocal

LYRICS
Verse One
I thought I had to do it all
Hold the weight, take every fall
Alone. 
Kept my head down, pushed on through
Silent strength that’s what we do
Alone 

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Pre-chorus 

Then a hand, a voice, a steady grace
They met me in the hardest place


Chorus
I rise, you rise, we rise
Not alone this time
I rise, you rise, we rise
Hand in hand, hearts aligned
This is what it feels like
This is what it means
To rise, to rise, to rise.

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Verse Two
This is what it feels like
To be seen, 
to be worthy
To breathe 
…Together.

We are Invincible 
We are seen 
We are understood 
When we dream 
…Together. 


Pre-chorus 
Then a hand, a voice, a steady grace
They met me in the hardest place

Chorus
I rise, you rise, we rise
Not alone this time
I rise, you rise, we rise
Hand in hand, hearts aligned
This is what it feels like
This is what it means
To rise, to rise, to rise.

Bridge 
We are… 
Invincible
Empowered
Seen
Engaged

Loved
Worthy
Connected
Held

Believed in
Understood
Whole
Blessed

I am
Enough
Enough
Enough

I rise, you rise, we rise
Not alone this time
I rise, you rise, we rise
Hand in hand, hearts aligned
This is what it feels like
This is what it means
To rise, to rise, to rise.

We rise. 
We rise. 
We rise.

WE RISE

Lyrics by Wendy Babcock | Melody by Kaitlin Ketter

We Are Blood

Verse 1
Another headline burns 
across the screen
We trade our mercy 
for their cruelty
We’re all shouting louder
just to prove we’re right
But no one’s listening 
in the endless fight

Pre-Chorus
When it’s all just too much
to carry the weight
But breaking ourselves 
Won’t set things straight

Chorus
Where’s the kindness, 
where’s the hope?
We’re breaking each other 
when we’re already broke
All this outrage, 
all this noise
We’ve forgotten the power 
of a human voice
We don’t listen to hear 
We just speak to offend 
When will we stop making believe  
And Make it make sense 

Please… make it make sense 

Verse 2
We build our walls higher 
with each attack
Quick to condemn, 
Can’t take it back
We aim for fault lines
 just to watch them split
But the truth gets buried 
when the stones are lifted

Pre-Chorus
When it’s all just too much
to carry the weight
But breaking ourselves 
Won’t set things straight

Bridge 
Stop your scroll 
Stop the hate 
Stop the world 
Before it’s too late 


Chorus
Where’s the kindness, 
where’s the hope?
We’re breaking each other 
when we’re already broke
All this outrage, 
all this noise
We’ve forgotten the power 
of a human voice
We don’t listen to hear 
We just speak to offend 
When will we stop making believe  
Make it make sense e
Compassion fading, love expires
And Make it make sense

Please… make it make sense 

Outro
Make it make sense…
Make it make sense…
Make it make sense.

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE

V1
It’s all shifting 
When everything changed 
When everything lifted 
And we all praised His name

Hands in the air 
Singing, swaying, praying 
Hearts to the sky 
Wide open in His name 

Pre chorus
This is what it was for 
He brought us to our knees 
This is what it was for 
This is what it all means 

Chorus 
He wanted us to pray 
He wanted it all to change 
He wanted us all saved 
They’re all speaking His name
It all makes perfect sense 
The rainbow after the rain 
You can hear across the world 
They’re all speaking His name


V2 
Out from the shadows 
And into the light 
And they all stepped forward 
And joined the fight 

They’re ordering bibles 
They’re joining the church
Saying no to the devil 
Putting His word first 

Pre chorus
This is what it was for 
He brought us to our knees 
This is what it was for 
This is what it all means 

Chorus 
He wanted us to pray 
He wanted it all to change 
He wanted us all saved 
They’re all speaking His name
It all makes perfect sense 
The rainbow after the rain 
You can hear across the world 
They’re all speaking His name

Bridge 
Pray. 
Be saved.
Love all.
In His name. 

Chorus 
He wanted us to pray 
He wanted it all to change 
He wanted us all saved 
They’re all speaking His name
It all makes perfect sense 
The rainbow after the rain 
You can hear across the world 
They’re all speaking His name

His name. 
His name. 
It’s okay 
To say His name.

His Name

Award-winning. Hollywood-nominated. Soul-led.

I’m Wendy Babcock—a songwriter who turns lived experiences into lyrical blueprints. These are Soul Stories: emotional, cinematic concept songs written from the heart and waiting for the right collaborators to bring them fully to life.

I'm not working with a cowriter currently (as I had in the past).  I use AI vocals and instrumentation to give voice to the emotion behind each song—so you can feel the lyrics, not just read them. Sometimes it's hard to demonstrate what I "hear" when I write lyrics, so the use of AI tools helps me create the unfinished version so a future collaborator can "feel" the song and we can finish it together.

If one of these songs hits you in the gut… maybe you’re the one meant to finish it.

🎧 Hear the demos.
🤝 Let’s build something unforgettable.