[Verse 1]
Woke up with that weight
On my chest, on my name
Rent due, lights low
Still I play this game
Mama said, "Pray up"
When the room got cold
I was counting hard nights
Like coins I could hold
Shoes got holes in 'em
Dreams got holes too
I been called "too much"
I been called "no use"
But I kept my head up
Even when it hurt
Kept my hands in the dirt
Still I searched for worth
[Pre-Chorus]
If I bend, I don't break
If I fall, I still rise
Been through fire so long
Now I know the signs
I keep stepping
I keep stepping
Through the storm, through the shame
I keep stepping
[Chorus]
Carry the weight
Carry the weight
Still I pray
Still I pray
Carry the weight
Carry the weight
God, make a way
God, make a way
[Verse 2]
Seen them friends switch sides
For a little gold
Seen a smile turn stiff
When the truth got told
Had a phone full of calls
I didn't answer back
Some days I was so lost
I forgot my track
But I ain't cursed, nah
I got fire in me
Every scar on my skin
Got a story, see
Every tear was a seed
Every bruise was proof
That the thing I survived
Could produce the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
If I bend, I don't break
If I fall, I still rise
Been through fire so long
Now I know the signs
I keep stepping
I keep stepping
Through the storm, through the shame
I keep stepping
[Chorus]
Carry the weight
Carry the weight
Still I pray
Still I pray
Carry the weight
Carry the weight
God, make a way
God, make a way
[Bridge]
I was low, but I looked up
Found a breath in the dark
Even broke, I was chosen
Even tired, I got heart
Let the pain do its work
Let the silence unfold
What was crushing my back
Made a crown out of gold
[Final Chorus]
Carry the weight
Carry the weight
Still I pray
Still I pray
Carry the weight
Carry the weight
God, make a way
God, make a way
Carry the weight
Carry the weight
I won't break
I won't break