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🔊 Intro (Soft + Spiritual)
(soft echoes, ethereal chords, a hum builds)
I been bruised, I been bent, but I never did break
They whispered I couldn’t—but I made no mistake
I’m chosen, I’m tested, I walk through that fire
And every scar I carry—proof I rise higher
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💔 Verse 1
They counted me out, said I was too far gone
Tried to dim my light, told me I don’t belong
Cried through the nights, still showed up strong
Tired of survival—I’m where I belong
I held the weight when nobody could
Put a smile on pain like a real one would
Yeah I broke, but I healed, now I know my worth
Rebuilt from ashes, rose up from hurt
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🎤 Pre-Chorus
I ain’t perfect, but I’m powerful
I been silenced, now I’m vocal
What tried to bury me fed my roots
Now I bloom—unapologetically truthful
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🕊️ Chorus
Still I rise, even when they tried to hold me down
Still I shine, even when the sky was fallin' down
Told myself I’d never quit, I made it through every hit
I’m not a victim—I’m the voice
Still I rise, I made that choice
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💥 Verse 2
You ain’t seen pain ‘til you seen my tears
But I wear strength like chandelier
I’ve been love, I’ve been war, I’ve been silence and roar
Now I’m grounded in purpose—I’m not scared no more
They thought I’d fold, but I broke that chain
Learned to dance in thunder and sing through rain
From the shadows, I created light
Now they see a Queen when I walk by right
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🎤 Bridge (gospel-style layered vocals)
Say what you want, I know the truth
I earned these wings, I paid my dues
From broken to bold, from lost to soul
I'm the story they never told
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🔊 Chorus (repeat, with extra vocal layering)
Still I rise, even when they tried to hold me down
Still I shine, even when the sky was fallin' down
Told myself I’d never quit, I made it through every hit
I’m not a victim—I’m the voice
Still I rise, I made that choice
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🌌 Outro (spoken with ambient backing)
You can't break what’s already reborn.
You can't silence a soul that found its sound.
Still I rise... and I’m not comin’ down.
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