[Verse 1]
Ash on my shirt
Thoughts in a spiral
Staring at the ceiling fan
Like it’s my revival
Slow breath, slow blink
Clock hand hardly moves
World been heavy on my neck
Still I’m slipping off the noose
Momma said “you stubborn”
Pops said “you quiet”
Therapist said “you tired”
I said “I’m trying”
Heart got dents
But the frame still gold
If the pain made a map
Then it’s pointing to the road
[Chorus]
We rise up
Even when our knees feel shaky
We rise up
Even when the world feels crazy
Hands up
Even when the sky is raining
We rise up
We rise up, we’re not breaking
(we rise up, we rise up)
(hey, keep climbing)
(we rise up, we rise up)
(yeah, keep shining)
[Verse 2]
Eyes half closed
But my mind wide awake
Every little setback
Now a step I take
Used to run from the dark
Now I light it like a flare
Every scar on my arm
Like a ladder outta there
Breathe in, grief out
Let it drift, let it go
Got a few old ghosts
But they walking too slow
I been low, real low
Floor felt like home
Now I’m walking on the smoke
Like it turning into stone
[Chorus]
We rise up
Even when our knees feel shaky
We rise up
Even when the world feels crazy
Hands up
Even when the sky is raining
We rise up
We rise up, we’re not breaking
(we rise up, we rise up)
(oh, keep climbing)
(we rise up, we rise up)
(yeah, keep shining)