SINGAPORE - The flags are being hung, the funpacks have been distributed and almost everyone has gotten a sneak peek at this year's extra special parade after the preview.
It is August once again and it's time to pull out those red and white clothes and ready yourself for the onslaught of fireworks videos on social media.
As the nation prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, there's one tradition that cannot be missed when talking about the National Day Parade: the songs.
This year's anthem, Our Singapore, was composed by NDP 2015 Creative Director Dick Lee and performed by Singaporean singer JJ Lin.
The lyrics call for Singaporeans to "look towards tomorrow" and "to carry on the dream as far as it will go". Since this song is relatively new, a crib sheet for the lyrics is useful.
But just in case, we've also put together the lyrics for the top five songs for this year's parade so you can join the singalong.
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OUR SINGAPORE
Music & Lyrics by Dick Lee
It isn't easy building something out of nothing
Especially when the road ahead's a rocky one
But if we gather all our courage and conviction
And hold our dream up high
The challenge will be won
Chorus:
So now we look around us and we see
A nation built with love by you and me
A land to treasure right down to the core
Our home, our heart, our Singapore
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (x3)
Our home, our heart, our Singapore
Through many years gone by, we've moved ahead together
We've built a brave new world where we could shine and grow
And now we only have to look towards tomorrow
To carry on the dream as far as it will go
Chorus:
So now we look around us and we see
A nation built with love by you and me
A land to treasure right down to the core
Our home, our heart, our Singapore
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (x3)
Our home, our heart, our Singapore
Bridge:
And amazing as it seems
It all started with a dream
And our dreaming isn't done
'Cause the best is yet to come
CHORUS
So now we look around us and we see
A nation built with love by you and me
A land to treasure right down to the core
Our home, our heart, our Singapore
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (x3)
Our home
Our heart
Our dream
Our Singapore
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Here are five other favourite national day theme songs that will feature in this year's event.
1. Home
Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There's a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go
I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore
Chorus:
This is home truly, where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me, where the river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know it's home
When there are troubles to go through
We'll find a way to start anew
There is comfort in the knowledge
That home's about its people too
So we'll build our dreams together
Just like we've done before
Just like the river which brings us life
There'll always be Singapore
Chorus:
This is home truly, where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me, where the river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know it's home
This is home truly, where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me, where the river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know it's home
For this is where I know it's home
For this is where I know I'm home
2. One people, One Nation
We've built a nation with our hands
The toil of people from a dozen lands
Strangers when we first began, now we're Singaporean
Let's reach out for Singapore, join our hands forevermore
Chorus:
One people, one nation, one Singapore
That's the way that we will be forevermore
Every creed and every race, has its role and has its place
One people, one nation, one Singapore
And when the time comes for the test
Our vigilance will never rest
We'll be united, hand in hand
We'll show the world just where we stand
And reach out for Singapore, join our hands forevermore
Chorus:
One people, one nation, one Singapore
That's the way that we will be forevermore
Every creed and every race, has its role and has its place
One people, one nation, one Singapore
3. Count On Me Singapore
We have a vision for tomorrow, just believe, just believe
We have a goal for Singapore, we can achieve, we can achieve
You and me, we'll do our part, stand together, heart to heart
We're going to show the world what Singapore can be
We can achieve, we can achieve
There is something down the road that we can strive for
We are told no dream's too bold that we can't try for
There's a spirit in the air, it's a feeling we all share
We're going to build a better life, for you and me
We can achieve, we can achieve
Count on me Singapore, count on me to give my best and more
You and me, we'll do our part, stand together, heart to heart
We're going to show the world what Singapore can be
We can achieve, we can achieve
Count on me Singapore, Count on me Singapore
Count on me to give my best and more, together Singapore Singapore
We can achieve together Singapore, We can achieve together Singapore
We can achieve Singapore, my best and more
Together Singapore Singapore (x3)
4. We Will Get There
Remember the days, we set out together with faith?
Remember the times, so fine, when we thought that
Nothing could stand in our way?
Then things weren't the same, the life that we knew had to change
We've struggled through, the darkest storms
We thought we couldn't tame
Together we've tried, as we stood side by side
I knew we'd build a new world
A world of hope for ever after
Chorus:
Deep in my heart I just know
Right from the start, we will grow
Look where we are, we've come so far
And there's still a long, long way to go
With all of my heart, I will care
I'll play my part, I will share
With family and friends, together we'll stand
And in the end, hand in hand
We will get there
So now we begin, working together to win
Believing in trust, it must
Be possible to overcome anything
There's so much to do, there's so much we can contribute
By sharing just a little love
We will start again anew
So why don't we try? If we stand side by side
I know we'll build a new world
A world of hope for ever after
Chorus:
Deep in my heart I just know
Right from the start, we will grow
Look where we are, we've come so far
And there's still a long, long way to go
With all of my heart, I will care
I'll play my part, I will share
With family and friends, together we'll stand
And in the end, hand in hand
We will get there
5. One United People
One Singapore,
One people strong and free
With One heart,
One voice
We make our history,
We are a Rainbow of a thousand colours
Lighting up the sky
We share the Singapore heartbeat
Together you and I, we are
Chorus:
One Singapore,
One Nation strong and free
A thousand different voices
Sing in harmony
We will stand together
Together hand in hand
As One united people
For Singapore, my homeland
My Singapore,
Our Island in the sun
This is my homeland
It's where my strength is from
A rainbow of a thousand colours
Lighting up the sky
We build a brighter future
Together you and I, we are
Chorus:
One Singapore,
One Nation strong and free
A thousand different voices
Sing in harmony
We will stand together
Together hand in hand
As One united people
For Singapore, my homeland