Waking Up

"Waking Up" is the Neutral ending theme from the game Shadow the Hedgehog. It was performed by Julien-K.

Lyrics

Waking up, breaking out

This is what it's like to be free

Rip it up, tear it down

This is what it means to be free

Jet sounds a distant roar behind you

As you try to clear your head

You start to look and answers find you

Your inner purpose lies ahead

Waking up, breaking out

This is what it's like to be free

Rip it up, tear it down

This is what it means to be free

Waking up, breaking out

This is what it's like to be free

Rip it up, tear it down

This is what it means to be free

One step to calm the storm inside you

Unlock the secrets in your head

Not another day, no more confusion

No more living like the dead

It seems it's just out of sight

The ones with answers always get their way

And I think they should know

That I'm coming for them

Now

Waking up, breaking out

This is what it's like to be free

Rip it up, tear it down

This is what it means to be free

Waking up, breaking out

This is what it's like to be free

Rip it up, tear it down

This is what it means to be free

Waking up, breaking out

This is what it's like to be free

Rip it up, tear it down

This is what it means to be free

Connection to Character

Waking up, breaking out- Shadow breaking free of his restraints.
Rip it up, tear it down- Shadow destroying Eggman to build his own empire.
As you try to clear your head- Shadow trying to remember his past.
Unlock the secrets in your head- Shadow trying to get Eggman to tell him who he is.
Your inner purpose lies ahead- Shadow finding out his true purpose.
One step to calm the storm inside you- Shadow mentions in his game that it feels something has begun to stir inside him.
The ones with answers always get their way- Eggman, Black Doom and the GUN Commander always getting their own way.

Shadow the Hedgehog

Playable characters		Amy* \| Espio* \| Knuckles* \| Maria* \| Omega* \| Rouge* \| Shadow (Dark Shadow, Hero Shadow, Super Shadow) \| Shadow Android** \| Sonic* \| Tails* \| Vector*
Non-playable characters		Black Doom (Devil Doom) \| Dr. Eggman \| Chao (Cheese) \| Charmy \| Commander \| Cream \| Gerald \| President \| Researcher \| Secretary
Stages		Westopolis \| Digital Circuit \| Glyphic Canyon \| Lethal Highway \| Cryptic Castle \| Prison Island \| Circus Park \| Central City \| The Doom \| Sky Troops \| Mad Matrix \| Death Ruins \| The ARK \| Air Fleet \| Iron Jungle \| Space Gadget \| Lost Impact \| GUN Fortress \| Black Comet \| Lava Shelter \| Cosmic Fall \| Final Haunt \| The Last Way
Enemies		Ark Missile Turret \| Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-100, Cell) \| Black Assassin \| Black Hawk \| Black Oak \| Black Volt \| Black Warrior \| Black Wing \| Black Worm \| Big Foot Type A \| Big Foot Type B \| Death Leech \| Death Worm \| Egg Bommer \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Pierrot \| Giant Walker \| Giga Trooper \| Gold Beetle \| Gun Beetle \| GUN Soldier \| GUN Trooper \| Jack Bommer \| Killer Plant \| Mono Beetle \| Rocket Beetle \| Sand Worm \| Shadow Android \| Spark Beetle
Bosses		Black Bull \| Black Doom \| Blue Falcon \| Devil Doom \| Diablon \| Egg Breaker \| Egg Dealer \| Heavy Dog
Moves/ Techniques		Chaos Blast \| Chaos Control \| Chaos Spear \| Crouch \| Dark Spin Dash \| Grinding \| Grind Step \| Homing Attack \| Hover \| Jump Dash \| Light Dash \| Mid-Air Attack \| Missile Fever \| Overturn \| Pawn Fever \| Pick up \| Punch \| Ring Fever \| Shadow Fever \| Slide \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Strafe \| Swift strike \| Tail Swipe \| Triangle Jump
Vehicles		Air Saucer \| Convertible \| GUN Motorcycle \| GUN Vehicle \| HMMWV \| Jump Vehicle
Gimmicks and obstacles		Barrier \| Black Slab \| Case \| Cell Cannon \| City annihilator bomb \| Coaster \| Color Panel \| Electrified Rail \| Fan \| Firewall \| Gravity Control Switch \| Green energy fluid \| Gun Lift \| Gun ship \| GUN turret \| Hint Ring \| Jump Panel (Prison Island) \| Jump Panel (ramp) \| Junction switch \| Lantern \| Laser field \| Laser turret \| Light-speed circuit \| Meteorite \| Pole \| Pulley \| Red fruit \| Red Slime \| Rocket \| Secret Door \| Shield switch \| Shooting Gallery \| Small bomb \| Spinning Wheel \| Surveillance camera \| Toxic marsh \| Toxic river \| Vine \| Warp Hole \| Wide spring
Items	General	Black Tank \| Bomb Unit \| Chaos Emerald \| Container (Special Weapon Container, Steel Container, Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Core program \| Defense Unit \| Egg Balloon \| Energy Core \| Floating Item Box \| Goal Ring \| Heal Unit \| Item Box (1-Up, Barrier, Damage Recover, Heat Barrier, Invincible, Magnetic Barrier, Rings) \| President's escape pod \| Ring \| Secret Key \| Temple jewel
Items	Weapons	4-Shot RPG \| 8-Shot RPG \| Bazooka \| Big Worm Shooter \| Big Barrel \| Black Barrel \| Black Sword \| Bomb Fever \| Egg Bazooka \| Egg Gun \| Egg Spear \| Egg Vacuum \| Environment Objects \| Flash Shot \| Gatling Gun \| Grenade Launcher \| Heal Cannon \| Heavy Machine Gun \| Heavy Shot \| Laser Rifle \| Light Shot \| Omochao Gun \| Pistol \| Refractor \| RPG \| Samurai Blade \| Satellite Gun \| Semi-Auto Rifle \| Shadow Rifle \| Splitter \| Sub-Machine Gun \| Survival Knife \| Tank Cannon \| Vacuum Pod \| Wide Worm Shooter \| Worm Shooter
English voice actors		Jason Griffith (Shadow, Sonic) \| Sean Schemmel (Black Doom) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman, Gerald) \| Amy Palant (Tails) \| Dan Green (Knuckles) \| Lisa Ortiz (Amy) \| Kathleen Delaney (Rouge) \| Rebecca Honig (Cream, Maria) \| Carter Cathcart (Vector) \| David Wills (Espio) \| Amy Birnbaum (Charmy) \| Jeff Kramer (Omega) \| Andrew Rannells (GUN Soldiers) \| Marc Thompson (Commander) \| Maddie Blaustein (President) \| Bella Hudson (Secretary)
Japanese voice actors		Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Black Doom) \| Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman, Gerald) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Sayaka Aoki (Cream) \| Yuri Shiratori (Maria) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yūki Masuda (Espio) \| Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega) \| Takashi Yoshida (GUN Soldiers) \| Banjō Ginga (Commander) \| Yutaka Nakano (President) \| Junko Kitanishi (Secretary) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Additional Chao)
Music	Songs	"All Hail Shadow" \| "Almost Dead" \| "E.G.G.M.A.N Doc. Robeatnix Mix" \| "I Am... All of Me" \| "Never Turn Back" \| "The Chosen One" \| "Tripod Baby" \| "Vengeance is Mine" \| "Waking Up" \| "Who I Am" (unused)
Music	Albums	Lost and Found: Shadow the Hedgehog Vocal Trax \| Shadow the Hedgehog Official Soundtrack \| Shadow the Hedgehog Original Soundtrax
Other		Battle Mode \| Black Comet \| Central Information Agency \| Dark Gauge \| Dark Rider \| Eclipse Cannon \| Egg Monitor \| Eggman Fleet \| Expert Mode \| Fire in the Sky Festival \| Guardian Units of Nations \| Health Gauge \| Hero Gauge \| Life \| Loop \| Mother computer \| Prison Island \| Prosperity ritual \| Rank \| Shadow the Hedgehog Flash \| Space Colony ARK \| Tails' Spaceship \| Team Chaotix \| White House * Only playable in the Nintendo GameCube & PlayStation 2 versions ** Only playable in Battle Mode

Songs

Games	Sonic the Hedgehog CD	"Sonic Boom" \| "Sonic - You Can Do Anything" \| "Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself" \| "Love you "Sonic"" \| "Brand-new World" \| "When we reach for you~Could it be right~"
	Sonic R	"Super Sonic Racing" \| "Can You Feel the Sunshine?" \| "Living in the City" \| "Back in Time" \| "Work It Out" \| "Diamond in the Sky" \| "You're My Number One"
	Sonic Adventure	"Open Your Heart" \| "It Doesn't Matter" \| "Believe In Myself" \| "Unknown from M.E." \| "My Sweet Passion" \| "Lazy Days ~Livin' in Paradise~"
	Sonic Adventure 2	"Live and Learn" \| "It Doesn't Matter" \| "Believe In Myself" \| "Unknown from M.E." \| "My Sweet Passion" \| "Throw It All Away" \| "E.G.G.M.A.N." \| "Fly in the Freedom" \| "Escape from the City" \| "Kick the Rock!" \| "A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup" \| "Dive into the Mellow" \| "Deeper" \| "Space Trip Steps" \| "Rhythm And Balance" \| "The Supernatural" \| "For True Story" \| "Supporting Me"
	Sonic Heroes	"Sonic Heroes" \| "We Can" \| "This Machine" \| "Follow Me" \| "Team Chaotix" \| "What I'm Made of..."
	Shadow the Hedgehog	"I Am... All of Me" \| "Almost Dead" \| "Waking Up" \| "E.G.G.M.A.N Doc. Robeatnix Mix" \| "The Chosen One" \| "All Hail Shadow" \| "Never Turn Back" \| "Who I Am"* \| "Tripod Baby"
	Sonic Rush	"A New Day" \| "Right There, Ride On" \| "Back 2 Back" \| "Ethno Circus" \| "Ska Cha Cha" \| "Jeh Jeh Rocket" \| "Get Edgy" \| "What U Need" \| "Metal Scratchin'" \| "Vela Nova" \| "Bomber Barbara" \| "Wrapped in Black" \| "Raisin' Me Up"
	Sonic Riders	"Sonic Speed Riders" \| "Catch Me If You Can"
	Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)	"His World" \| "Sweet Dreams AKON Mix" \| "All Hail Shadow" \| "Dreams of an Absolution" \| "My Destiny" \| "Solaris Phase 1"
	Sonic and the Secret Rings	"Seven Rings In Hand" \| "Let the Speed Mend It" \| "The Wicked Wild" \| "The Palace That Was Found" \| "No Way Through" \| "The White of Sky" \| "Unawakening Float" \| "Poison Spear" \| "Blue on the Run" \| "How It Started" \| "It Has Come to This" \| "Worth a Chance"
	Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity	"Un-Gravitify" \| "Catch Me If You Can"
	Sonic Unleashed	"Endless Possibility" \| "Dear My Friend"
	Sonic and the Black Knight	"Knight of the Wind" \| "With Me" \| "Fight the Knight" \| "Through the Fire" \| "Live Life"
	Sonic Free Riders	"Free" \| "Theme of Dolphin Resort" \| "Theme of Metropolis Speedway" \| "Theme of Rocky Ridge"
	Sonic Colors	"Reach for the Stars" \| "Speak with Your Heart"
	Sonic Generations	"Escape from the City" \| "Back 2 Back" \| "Supporting Me" \| "Super Sonic Racing" \| "For True Story" \| "Open Your Heart"
	Sonic Forces	"Fist Bump" \| "Infinite" \| "Fighting Onward" \| "Nowhere to Run" \| "Justice" \| "Moonlight Battlefield" \| "Virtual Enemies" \| "Set in Motion" \| "Fading World" \| "The Light of Hope" \| "Rhythm And Balance" \| "Supporting Me"
	Other	"You're My Hero" (Sonic 3D Blast) \| "A New Venture" (Sonic Rush Adventure) \| "Race to Win" (Sonic Rivals 2) \| "So Much More..." (Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing) \| "Green Light Ride" (Team Sonic Racing)
Media	Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog	"Sonic" (Arabic) \| "Sonic" (Italian) \| "Sonic" (Persian) \| "Sonic's Song" \| Untitled Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Spanish song
	Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)	"Fastest Thing Alive" \| "Burning Way Past Cool"*
	Sonic in Sydney	"What Are We Waiting For?" \| "Give Me Chaos" \| "Thank You For Being You"
	Sonic Underground	"Sonic Underground" \| "Someday" \| "Working Together in Harmony" \| "We're All In This Together" \| "Have You Got The 411?" \| "I've Found My Home" \| "Money Can't Buy" \| "Let the Good Times Roll" \| "Teach the Children, Light the Way" \| "Face Your Fear" \| "We Need to Be Free" \| "Listen to Your Heart" \| "Society Girl" \| "Built For Speed" \| "Let's Do It to It" \| "You Can't Own Everything" \| "Never Give Up" \| "The Fastest Thing Alive" \| "Not Always What They Seem" \| "Take a Chance" \| "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" \| "The Cosmic Dance" \| "Being a Kid Is Cool" \| "True Blue Friend" \| "Mummy Wrap" \| "Part of the Problem" \| "I Can Do That For You" \| "No One Is an Island" \| "Learn to Overcome" \| "The Mobius Stomp" \| "When Tomorrow Comes" \| "How You Play the Game" \| "Don't Be a Backstabber" \| "We're the Sonic Underground" \| "Never Easy" \| "Fun in the Sun" \| "Have It All Again" \| "Justice Callin'" \| "The Sound of Freedom" \| "Lady Liberty" \| "Don't Let Your Guard Down"
	Sonic X	"SONIC DRIVE" \| "Fu-tu-re" \| "The Shining Road" \| "T.O.P" \| "Kotoba ni Dekinai" \| "Natsu no Hi" \| "Midori no Hibi" \| "Gotta Go Fast" \| "Sonic X" \| "Just Call Me SONIC" \| "Sonic"
	Sonic the Hedgehog (film series)	"Gotta Go Fast"* \| "Keep Up"* \| "Speed Life" \| "Speed Me Up" \| "Stars in the Sky"
	Other	"Look-a-like" (Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie)
Other		"Dr. Robotnik" \| "King of the Ring" \| "Metal Sonic" \| "Sonic Electronic" \| "Sonic Youth" \| "Super Sonic Dance Attack" \| "Sweet Sweet Sweet" \| "They Call Me Sonic" \| "Wonderman" * Unused

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