[Verse 1]
I was sitting in the void
No floor, no sign, no noise
Just me and my breath
And a fist in my chest
They said, "Stay down, stay small"
I said, "Watch me stand tall"
Dark around my face
Still I know my place
Coquí in my blood
Old flag in the mud
Storm in my name
But I don't bend for shame
I been broken, still here
Turn fear into gear
I don't beg for a lane
I make room in the rain
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that beat in my bones
I’m not made to be owned
From the dark I rise
With my eyes on the sky
[Chorus]
Boricua, stand up
Boricua, stand up
Out the void, I rise
I got fire in my blood
Boricua, stand up
Boricua, stand up
Puerto Rico in my soul
And I won’t give up
[Verse 2]
Mami told me, "Breathe slow"
"Even night gotta go"
Old streets on my tongue
Every scar still sung
I got my abuelo’s stare
In the face of the snare
I got my barrio heart
Even when it all fell apart
No chain on my mind
No cage can define
What a man can hold
When his truth is bold
So I step in the storm
Still proud, still warm
If they want me bent
I’m a wall, not rent
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that beat in my bones
I’m not made to be owned
From the dark I rise
With my eyes on the sky
[Chorus]
Boricua, stand up
Boricua, stand up
Out the void, I rise
I got fire in my blood
Boricua, stand up
Boricua, stand up
Puerto Rico in my soul
And I won’t give up
[Bridge]
In the black, I found light
In the fight, I found pride
Every bruise, every bend
Made a king out the kid
Say my name, hear it ring
I was born to not sink
From the ash to the crown
I’m still standing now
[Chorus]
Boricua, stand up
Boricua, stand up
Out the void, I rise
I got fire in my blood
Boricua, stand up
Boricua, stand up
Puerto Rico in my soul
And I won’t give up