[Verse 1]
Stone on my tongue, I came from the heat
Boots on the steps, I don't beg, I take seat
Gold in the dust where the broken ones kneel
I learned how to move when the pressure got real
Old words curl up in the smoke at my back
Her voice in the air got me counting the stacks
I seen that look when the brave turn cold
Still I keep marching with the weight I hold
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that chant in the dark
Pull me under, mark by mark
I been cut, I been bent
Still I stand where the statues went
[Chorus]
I rise
I rise
Marble in the dark, I rise
I rise
I rise
Nothing in my hands but fire
[Verse 2]
Rain on the roof, but my mind stay dry
Names on the wall and they all pass by
You want my crown, better come with steel
I don't play dead, I don't fake what I feel
Her note hits low like a temple bell
Makes every lie in my body spell
If fate got teeth, let it bite my skin
I was born in the storm, now I let it in
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that chant in the dark
Pull me under, mark by mark
I been cut, I been bent
Still I stand where the statues went
[Chorus]
I rise
I rise
Marble in the dark, I rise
I rise
I rise
Nothing in my hands but fire
[Bridge]
If the sea wants me, let it come close
I've been the shadow, I've been the ghost
But I know my name when the lanterns fail
And I walk through ruin like a living tale
[Final Chorus]
I rise
I rise
Marble in the dark, I rise
I rise
I rise
Nothing in my hands but fire
I rise
I rise
Hear my name in the choir