Rise

Verse 1

I built a circle out of silence,

A fire no storm could steal.

I learned that holy isn’t hidden,

It’s anything that’s real.

The trees kept whispering,

“Stand where your roots belong.”

While rivers carved the canyon,

Without ever asking to be strong.

Pre-Chorus

Every ending called me farther,

Every mountain changed my name.

I stopped chasing every answer,

And walked softly through the flame.

Chorus

It takes both wings to find the sky,

One to dream and one to know why.

One remembers how to wander,

One remembers how to stand.

Lay the burden down behind you,

Carry only what is yours.

There is freedom in the leaving,

There is mystery at the Source.

I don’t need to know tomorrow.

I only need to fly.

Verse 2

The flute still plays beyond the canyon,

Calling seeds beneath the stone.

Every song I buried deeply

Has become a path back home.

The child inside still asks for mercy,

The elder simply smiles.

“You can love without surrendering.

You can bless what won’t stay awhile.”

Bridge

The Eagle circles high above me.

Nothing hidden from its eyes.

It never promised easy answers,

Only wider, open skies.

Sacred is the breath between us.

Sacred is the ground I keep.

Sacred is the life returning

To the places buried deep.

Final Chorus

It takes both wings to find the sky,

One to trust and one to try.

One awakens ancient fire,

One grows quiet like the pine.

Field of Plenty fills my hands now.

Standing People hold my spine.

The Great Mystery walks beside me,

And at last…

This life is mine.

Outro

I don’t fly because I’m fearless.

I fly because

I know the sky…

and I was born to rise.