[INTRO]
[VERSE 1]
I came in quiet, but the room still shook
Eyes like midnight, don’t mistake the look
I laugh too easy when the pressure bites
But my hands stay steady in the flashing lights
모두가 말해 “keep it pretty, keep it clean”
I’m past the surface, you know what I mean
If I fall, I fall forward, never out
Say my name like a prayer, then a shout
[PRE-CHORUS]
숨이 차도 I don’t slow
발끝이 닿는 곳까지 go
I’m not holy, I’m just here
Turning doubt into a spear
(half-chant) higher, higher, hear it ring
We don’t fly—we lift
[CHORUS - chant]
No wings, still I rise
Halo heat in my eyes
From the ground to the skyline
I climb, I climb, I climb
No crown, but I shine
In the dark, I’m the sign
Say it loud, feel it inside
ASCENT, ASCENT, I rise
[POST-CHORUS]
(chant) Up, up—hands up—don’t blink
(beat switch) bounce, bounce, 숨 쉬어, then sink
(chant) Up, up—lights cut—heartbeat
We move like thunder on repeat
[VERSE 2]
Soft in the daylight, sharp after dusk
Gold on my knuckles, iron in my trust
If you want the truth, it’s not pretty, not pure
But it’s mine, and it’s real, and it’s built to endure
너의 시선이 나를 묶어도
I slip the rope, I’m unbreakable
We don’t need saving, we’re the flare
We turn the air into a stair
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
숨이 차도 I don’t fold
내 안의 빛은 still gold
Let it burn, let it show
If it hurts, let it grow
(half-chant) higher, higher, feel the pull
We don’t fall—we rise
[CHORUS]
No wings, still I rise
Halo heat in my eyes
From the ground to the skyline
I climb, I climb, I climb
No crown, but I shine
In the dark, I’m the sign
Say it loud, feel it inside
ASCENT, ASCENT, I rise
[BRIDGE]
(breathy) Count to four, let the world go quiet
One—no fear
Two—no chain
Three—no lie
Four—my name
(whisper) I’m not above you, I’m alive
(korean) 무너져도 다시 가, I survive
(ad-lib) higher… higher…
(chant building) We lift! We lift! We lift!
[FINAL CHORUS]
No wings, still I rise
Halo heat, watch it ignite
From the ground to the skyline
We climb, we climb, we climb
No crown, but we shine
In the dark, we align
Say it loud, feel it inside
ASCENT, ASCENT—alive
[OUTRO]
(soft) In the hush, in the storm
We rise, we rise
(whisper) No wings… still.
