[Intro]
[Violin and guitar fingerpicking
Distant and slow]
[Verse 1]
Cold bed
White walls
Ticking clock
Doctor’s mouth
Tried to turn my future off
Hands shook
But my jaw stayed locked
“I’m not done yet”
Was the only thought
[Pre-Chorus]
Every breath felt like broken glass
Every step like a mile of ash
But I clawed my way up from the floor
I’m still here
I want more
[Chorus]
I will rise
I will rise (yeah)
From the smoke
From the scars
From the fall
I will stand
I will stand
Hear me roar
Hear me tear through the wall
You can cut me
You can break me
You can throw me to the ground
But I’ll rise
I’ll rise
I’ll rise
I will stand tall
[Verse 2]
Night sweats
Mirror showed a stranger’s face
Lost hair
But I never lost my rage
Every tear
Was a vow I made
“I’ll come back stronger”
Burned in my veins
[Pre-Chorus]
Every pill like a loaded gun
Pointed straight at the old me
Done
But I bled all my weakness out
I’m still here
Hear me now
[Chorus]
I will rise
I will rise (hey!)
From the smoke
From the scars
From the fall
I will stand
I will stand
Hear me roar
Hear me tear through the wall
You can cut me
You can break me
You can throw me to the ground
But I’ll rise
I’ll rise
I’ll rise
I will stand tall
[Bridge]
You tried to write my ending
In ink that looked like fate
But I burned your paper verdict
With every step I take
This body is a battleground
But this heart is a war drum sound
Can’t silence it now
Can’t silence it now (yeah)
[Chorus]
I will rise
I will rise
From the smoke
From the scars
From the fall
I will stand
I will stand
Hear me roar
Hear me tear through the wall
You can cut me
You can break me
You can throw me to the ground
But I’ll rise
I’ll rise
I’ll rise
I will stand tall
[Outro]
[Violin holds a single aching note as guitar rings out]