[Verse 1]
Seventeen years in my skin
Pain in my bones, again and again
They scan my face like I’m a code
Call me a mystery child, I hold that load
My body aches when the room goes still
I learn to smile through the medicine spill
I keep my secrets under my shirt
Walk through the fire, let it burn, let it hurt
[Pre-Chorus]
Still I rise up
When the night gets loud
I bite my tongue
But I won’t back down
Still I rise up
Through the shaking ground
I’m not done
I’m still here now
[Chorus]
I keep fighting (keep fighting)
I keep standing (keep standing)
Mystery child
But I’m still lasting
I keep fighting (keep fighting)
I keep breathing (keep breathing)
Mystery child
And I’m still living
[Verse 2]
Mind in a storm I never named
Some days I drown in a private rain
I’ve held my tears in a locked-up jaw
Still I get up when I hit the floor
Every bad day tries to take my spark
I light one match in the middle of dark
If I am tired, I do not stop
I drag my hope to the top, to the top
[Pre-Chorus]
Still I rise up
When the night gets loud
I bite my tongue
But I won’t back down
Still I rise up
Through the shaking ground
I’m not done
I’m still here now
[Chorus]
I keep fighting (keep fighting)
I keep standing (keep standing)
Mystery child
But I’m still lasting
I keep fighting (keep fighting)
I keep breathing (keep breathing)
Mystery child
And I’m still living
[Bridge]
Name every scar
I wore them all
Name every fall
I got back up
If my own body
Won’t play fair
I will still love
The life I wear
[Final Chorus]
I keep fighting (keep fighting)
I keep standing (keep standing)
Mystery child
But I’m still lasting
I keep fighting (keep fighting)
I keep breathing (keep breathing)
Mystery child
And I’m still living
I keep fighting (keep fighting)
I keep standing (keep standing)
Mystery child
I’m still here, still winning