[Verse 1]
I learned to smile with a bruise on my chest
Kept my head high when they wanted me pressed
I wore that fear like a chain on my wrist
Then I broke that chain with a clenched-up fist
Mama said, “Girl, you got fire in your name”
I fed that flame through the hardest of rain
I bled, I bent, but I never went blank
I turned my tears to a cold steel bank
They tried to write me off, but I rewrote the page
From a locked-up room to the center stage
Every scar on me got a story to tell
I came back loud, I came back well
[Pre-Chorus]
You can hear me now
I’m not breaking down
I built my way out
Watch me stand my ground
[Chorus]
I rise, I rise
Can’t cage my life
I heal, I heal
Then I take what's mine
I rise, I rise
Look in my eyes
I’m not your hurt
I’m the reason it dies
[Verse 2]
Hands full of doubt, but my back stayed straight
Faced every storm with a locked-in face
I lost some pieces, I lost some time
Still I kept that spark in the back of my mind
Now I move like gold through a cracked-out frame
Every little wound made me know my name
I don’t chase peace, I make it arrive
I don’t just survive, I come alive
They wanted soft words, but I came in steel
I know my worth, and I know it’s real
If I fall, I rise with a harder glow
Turn my pain to power, watch that power grow
[Pre-Chorus]
You can hear me now
I’m not breaking down
I built my way out
Watch me stand my ground
[Chorus]
I rise, I rise
Can’t cage my life
I heal, I heal
Then I take what's mine
I rise, I rise
Look in my eyes
I’m not your hurt
I’m the reason it dies
[Bridge]
Let it shake, let it shake
I’ve been through the flame
What they tried to bury
Only fed my name
No more small rooms
No more chains on me
I open my hands
And I set myself free
[Final Chorus]
I rise, I rise
Can’t cage my life
I heal, I heal
Then I take what's mine
I rise, I rise
Look in my eyes
I’m not your hurt
I’m the reason it dies
I rise, I rise
Hear the change in my cry
I heal, I heal
And I’m still alive
I rise, I rise
No, I won’t hide
I’m not your hurt
I’m the reason it dies