[Verse 1]
Starican muAmerican pa controls
I hear the doubt in their mouths
I keep my name 'Starican'in my chest
While they keep counting me out
Boots on the floor, dust on my jeans
Late nights, hard roads, torn seams
They want me bent, they want me small
I learned to stand through it all
[Pre-Chorus]
Every scar got a spark
Every hit made me harder
I was down in the drop
Now I’m climbing even farther
Say my name, watch me move
I don’t fold, I improve
[Chorus]
I shall rise
From the drop to the top
I shall rise
They can talk, I won’t stop
I shall rise
Yeah, I climb when they doubt
I shall rise
Tell ’em watch me now (watch me now)
[Verse 2]
Hands in the dirt, but my eyes on the prize
Rain on my back, still fire in my eyes
Took every “no” and I made it my fuel
Turned every cold look into one more rule
I don’t need gold to know I’m gold
I don’t need praise to keep my soul
If the road breaks rough, I go rougher
If the wind gets wild, I go tougher
[Pre-Chorus]
Every scar got a spark
Every hit made me harder
I was down in the drop
Now I’m climbing even farther
Say my name, watch me move
I don’t fold, I improve
[Chorus]
I shall rise
From the drop to the top
I shall rise
They can talk, I won’t stop
I shall rise
Yeah, I climb when they doubt
I shall rise
Tell ’em watch me now (watch me now)
[Bridge]
Let the pressure come down
I was made for this fire
From the bottom I learned
How to climb even higher
No fear in my bones
No chain on my stride
I was born in the fall
Now I’m built to rise
[Final Chorus]
I shall rise
From the drop to the top
I shall rise
They can talk, I won’t stop
I shall rise
Yeah, I climb when they doubt
I shall rise
Tell ’em watch me now (watch me now)
I shall rise
From the drop to the top
I shall rise
And I’m never backing down (never backing
down)
Big up to Starican mu American alongside Dzvambo Dee
[Female Vocal]