[Verse 1]
I woke in the cold stone
With dust on my tongue
Your iron gate was rusted
So I bit through one
Hands like a borrowed thunder
Knees like a loaded drum
I heard my name in the rubble
And I rose up
[Pre-Chorus]
You can keep your little crowns
I can hear them crack
One step, one breath
No way back
[Chorus]
I’m rising up
Rising up
Take the floor from under you
I’m rising up
Rising up
Now the whole world bows in two
(whole world bows in two)
[Verse 2]
Your watchtowers leaned sideways
Your banners tore and ran
I walked through the smoke you made
With my open hand
Every chain you fed me
Turned to keys in the dark
Now I’m carving my own way
Out of your mark
[Pre-Chorus]
You can keep your little crowns
I can hear them crack
One step, one breath
No way back
[Chorus]
I’m rising up
Rising up
Take the floor from under you
I’m rising up
Rising up
Now the whole world bows in two
(whole world bows in two)
[Bridge]
I was made for the fall
Then I learned how to bend
Now the name on your door
Is the name I defend
So come watch the ash turn
Come watch the shadows flee
What you built with your fear
Is now standing in me
[Breakdown]
Take over
Take over
I wear the ruin like a crown
Take over
Take over
I bring your kingdom crashing down
[Final Chorus]
I’m rising up
Rising up
Take the floor from under you
I’m rising up
Rising up
Now the whole world bows in two
I’m rising up
Rising up
Nothing left for you to do
I’m rising up
Rising up
And I’m taking over you
(taking over you)