[Verse 1]
I got venom in my throat
But I still hold the note
Been hit low, hit hard
Still stand in the smoke
Mama said, “Boy, don’t fold”
So I lace my boots
I seen truth get sold
For a cheap excuse
They want me small, want me silent
Want my hands all tied
But I learned how to move
With a storm inside
Every scar got a story
Every loss got weight
I been down so long
I can feel the break
[Pre-Chorus]
Let it burn, let it cut
I don’t flinch, I don’t run
I been cracked, I been bent
Still I rise with the sun
[Chorus]
Venom, cry, survive
Hope keeps me alive
Venom, cry, survive
Hope keeps me alive
Say it now, say it loud
I won’t bow, not now
Venom, cry, survive
Hope keeps me alive
[Verse 2]
I seen friends turn cold
In a blink, in a flash
Seen a good man drowned
By the weight of his past
But I keep one hand open
One eye on the door
One heart still beating
For a little bit more
I don’t need gold
I don’t need praise
Just a clear road
And a few bright days
If the night comes close
I bite back twice
I been forged in the dark
But I carry light
[Pre-Chorus]
Let it burn, let it cut
I don’t flinch, I don’t run
I been cracked, I been bent
Still I rise with the sun
[Chorus]
Venom, cry, survive
Hope keeps me alive
Venom, cry, survive
Hope keeps me alive
Say it now, say it loud
I won’t bow, not now
Venom, cry, survive
Hope keeps me alive
[Bridge]
I cried in the rain
Let it wash my shame
Now I wear the ache
Like a sacred name
What tried to break me
Made me hold on tighter
Out of all that venom
I became a fighter
[Final Chorus]
Venom, cry, survive
Hope keeps me alive
Venom, cry, survive
Hope keeps me alive
Say it now, say it loud
I won’t bow, not now
Venom, cry, survive
Hope keeps me alive