[Verse 1]
You don't know me
You just assume
See a few scars
Then you fill the room
I made my own lane
With my own two hands
Took every cold word
And I built my brand
Yeah, I miss sometimes
Yeah, I bend, I bruise
I don't fake perfect
I got real things to lose
Still I stand here
In my work, in my skin
You can throw shade
I still let the light in
[Pre-Chorus]
Say what you want
I don't fold, I don't break
I turn that pressure
Into something they can't take
[Chorus]
Built from bruises
Still I rise
Built from bruises
Right in your eyes
Not perfect, baby
Still I shine
Built from bruises
All mine, all mine
Built from bruises
Watch me stand
Built from bruises
I don't need your hand
Not perfect, baby
But I try
Built from bruises
Till I die
[Verse 2]
I heard the rumors
They was loud for free
Talk real slick
But they don't know me
I show up early
When the doubt gets fed
I keep my promise
With my name ahead
I got rough edges
I got days that burn
But every mistake
Was a way I learned
I don't need a crown
I just need my peace
And the things I made
Can't be taken from me
[Pre-Chorus]
Say what you want
I don't fold, I don't break
I turn that pressure
Into something they can't take
[Chorus]
Built from bruises
Still I rise
Built from bruises
Right in your eyes
Not perfect, baby
Still I shine
Built from bruises
All mine, all mine
Built from bruises
Watch me stand
Built from bruises
I don't need your hand
Not perfect, baby
But I try
Built from bruises
Till I die
[Bridge]
Let them point
Let them stare
I got fire
From the mess they shared
I won't shrink
I won't hide
I'm a work in motion
With a lion's pride
[Final Chorus]
Built from bruises
Still I rise
Built from bruises
Right in your eyes
Not perfect, baby
Still I shine
Built from bruises
All mine, all mine
Built from bruises
Watch me stand
Built from bruises
I don't need your hand
Not perfect, baby
But I try
Built from bruises
Till I die