[Verse 1]
You slam your book like a hammer
Say my name like it’s a curse
Every question is a courtroom
You just pray I get it worse
Chalk dust on your black suit
Smile sharp as broken glass
You circle me like I’m bleeding
Take your shot
Then you laugh
[Pre-Chorus]
You think I’m too scared to answer
Too small to push back now
But every word you throw at me
Is fuel
Is flame
Is vow
[Chorus]
Mr Giorgios
Hear me now
I’m not your joke
I won’t stay bowed
You write me off in red and shame
But I’m burning holes right through your name
You can scream until you’re hoarse
Try to break me by force
Every insult that you spit
I’ll rise
I’ll rise
On top of it
[Verse 2]
You love that silent classroom
When you drag me through the dirt
Point your finger like a weapon
Hope they laugh so it hurts
But I see your fragile ego
Hiding under that old tie
If crushing kids is all you’ve got
Then you’re smaller than your lies
[Pre-Chorus]
You think I’ll believe your stories
That I’m nothing
Just a stain
But your power starts to wither
Every time I say your name
[Chorus]
Mr Giorgios
Hear me now
I’m not your joke
I won’t stay bowed
You write me off in red and shame
But I’m burning holes right through your name
You can scream until you’re hoarse
Try to break me by force
Every insult that you spit
I’ll rise
I’ll rise
On top of it
[Bridge]
[Breakdown hits
Guitars drop to half-time]
I’m not your puppet
Not your punchline
Not the target for your bad life
You can’t erase me
Can’t define me
I’m the voice you can’t deny
[Growls]
Every shove
Every shout
I am clawing my way out
Every stare
Every sneer
I turn my anger into spears
[Chorus]
Mr Giorgios
Hear me now
I’m not your joke
I won’t stay bowed
You write me off in red and shame
But I’m burning holes right through your name
You can scream until you’re hoarse
Try to break me by force
Every insult that you spit
I’ll rise
I’ll rise
I’ll rise
I’ll rise on top of it