Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You’re scrolling through another storm Blue and red on every screen Someone’s house under the waterline And we still arguing teams Kids in classrooms practicing drills Like it’s some kind of game Leaders talking in their suits again But nothing really changes [Pre-Chorus] I’m tired of tiny islands Building thrones on sinking ground What if every time we climbed We turned around [Chorus] I rise when I lift you first That’s the only way this works If your knees are on the dirt Then my crown is just a curse So I’ll put my hands under your hands Shoulder your world till we both stand I don’t want to fly above this earth I rise when I lift you first (yeah) [Verse 2] Headlines full of breaking hearts Borders burning Tempers high People marching with their paper signs Names of those who said goodbye Someone shares a stranger’s bill Crowds erase it in a day Turns out when we carry one small weight The mountains start to break [Pre-Chorus] I’m done with empty logos Pretty posts and practiced smiles Love is measured in the miles We walk for someone else tonight [Chorus] I rise when I lift you first That’s the only way this works If your knees are on the dirt Then my crown is just a curse So I’ll put my hands under your hands Shoulder your world till we both stand I don’t want to fly above this earth I rise when I lift you first [Bridge] When the sirens sound in cities we don’t live in (oh) When the sky turns gray for faces we don’t know We can turn away Pretend it isn’t ours Or open up our doors Share the roof Share the power Share the hour [Chorus] I rise when I lift you first That’s the only way this works If your knees are on the dirt Then my crown is just a curse So I’ll put my hands under your hands Shoulder your world till we both stand If the whole wide world is hurt Then my win just makes it worse I don’t want a lonely place of worth I rise when I lift you first (I rise) I rise when I lift you first
Tags
Anthemic pop-rock with female vocals, steady build from sparse piano and pulsing toms into a huge, stacked-chorus hook. Verses sit close and conversational, light guitar and airy pads; pre-chorus adds rising synths and gang claps; chorus explodes with wide drums, choir-style backing harmonies, and a soaring top line. Middle-eight strips to vocal and piano before final full-band, shout-along outro.
Duration
3:58
Instrumental
No
Created
4/10/2026