[Verse 1]
I was a man
Cracked mirror on the nightstand
Red eyes
Crooked halo
Teeth on edge
Taste of shadow
Step to the ledge and scream
Spit out every dead dream
Street below looks back at me
Daring me to finally breathe
[Chorus]
I take my power back
From every voice that dragged me under
I keep the heart they tried to blacken out
Let it pound like distant thunder
I rise
I rise
I rise
On broken bone and twisted track
You can have the fear and ashes
I take my power back
[Verse 2]
Cold steel rail in my hand
Wind cuts lines in the sand
Thought I was done
Thought I was finished
But the doubt starts
Then it diminishes
Dark sky pressing my skin
I taste the rust
Taste the sin
If this is it
I choose the ending
Head up
Shoulders never bending
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Keep the heart
Even when the veins run dry
Keep the heart
Let it beat
Let it defy
[whispered vocals]
They want me small
They want me still
They want my fire
Want my will
[full voice
[crescendo]]
But I rise from the black
Teeth bared
I attack
[Chorus]