[Verse 1]
Used to count cracks in the ceiling
Blue paint chips on my pillow
Group chat lit but I’m quiet
Scrolling past every fake glow
Mama said, “baby, you’re chosen”
I just saw bills on the table
Heart in my throat, I was choking
Dreams feeling so unstable
[Pre-Chorus]
But I’m done staying small, done staying scared
Done acting like I don’t care
Every scar
Every tear
Got me right here
[Chorus]
‘Cause the only way is up from here (up from here)
I was drowning in my doubt, now I’m shifting gears
Yeah, I bled for this
Prayed for this
Did it when nobody cheered
Now I’m rising, I’m rising
Only way is up from here (from here)
Only way is up from here (yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Friends turn to ghosts in a weekend
Left me on read, that’s a lesson
They only love when you peaking
They never call in the wreckage
Talking to God in the Uber
Fog on the glass from my breathing
Promised I’ll die as a mover
I’m in the cut, still believing
[Pre-Chorus]
So I’m done saying “someday,” done standing still
If it scares me, I will
Every “no”
Every “wait”
Just raised the stakes
[Chorus]
‘Cause the only way is up from here (up from here)
I was drowning in my doubt, now I’m shifting gears
Yeah, I bled for this
Prayed for this
Did it when nobody cheered
Now I’m rising, I’m rising
Only way is up from here (from here)
Only way is up from here (only way, only way)
[Bridge]
If I fall, I fall forward (forward)
If I break, I break open (open)
Turn my fear into fuel in my veins
Every setback is still motion
If they laugh, let ‘em laugh loud
They just echo in the background
I got fire in my lungs now (now)
Hear me when I say it out
[Chorus]
Yeah, the only way is up from here (up from here)
I was drowning in my doubt, now I’m shifting gears
Yeah, I bled for this
Prayed for this
Did it when nobody cheered
Now I’m rising, I’m rising
Only way is up from here (from here)
Only way is up from here (up from here, up from here)