[Verse 1]
I am the fire that doesn’t burn out
You can try to chain me down
I’ll still get out
Pain in my chest just sharpens my aim
Every loss that I take just engraving my name
Dust on my knees
I’ve tasted defeat
Still I’m planting these seeds in the hardest concrete
You think you wrote my ending in permanent ink
Watch me flip that script in a blink
[Chorus]
I rise from the ashes
I’m higher
I’m higher
Every scar on my skin is a spark in the wire
Got God by my side
Got truth for a shield
Justice in my hand like a sword that I wield
I rise from the ashes
I’m brighter
I’m brighter
You can stack your stones
I’ll just build ’em higher
With a love that remains when the hurt runs wild
I’m a phoenix of resilient love
God’s child
[Verse 2]
They put that weight on my name
Called it karma and doubt
Thought the pressure and the rumors’d finally shut me down
But all that shade that they throw just darkens the sky
So the light that I carry really starts to shine
I’ll break all the rules that were made to confine
Step out of the lines they drew over my life
For the ones who feel small
Who were pushed aside
I’ll be walking through the fire so they see they’ll survive
[Chorus]
I rise from the ashes
I’m higher
I’m higher
Every scar on my skin is a spark in the wire
Got God by my side
Got truth for a shield
Justice in my hand like a sword that I wield
I rise from the ashes
I’m brighter
I’m brighter
You can stack your stones
I’ll just build ’em higher
With a love that remains when the hurt runs wild
I’m a phoenix of resilient love
God’s child
[Bridge]
For the broken
For the blamed
For the ones who hide their flame
You are more than what they say
Come and walk with me through the blaze (oh)
For the wounded
For the weak
There is power when you speak
Lift your eyes into the light
We were made to rise
To rise
[Chorus]
We rise from the ashes
We’re higher
We’re higher
Every scar on our skin is a spark in the wire
With God by our side
With truth for a shield
Justice in our hands like a sword that we wield
We rise from the ashes
We’re brighter
We’re brighter
You can stack your stones
We will build ’em higher
With a love that remains when the hurt runs wild
We’re a phoenix of resilient love
God’s child