[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]

rock, Dark, slow rock ballad with fingerpicked guitar and haunting violin intro; male vocals start low and weary, growing into a gritty, almost screaming chorus. Verses ride sparse, warm guitar and distant toms; chorus explodes with distorted guitars, wide violin harmonies, and heavy drums. Dynamic arc from fragile to defiant, with a soaring final chorus that leaves space for raw, powerful ad-libs., vocal, slow, deep, strong, low, violin, sad, ballad

Stand Tall Through the Fire