[Verse 1]
I knew the floor by name
Counted cracks in the dark
Empty pockets, heavy bones
Still I kept my spark
Every no I heard
Built a wall I climbed
I was learning how to breathe
With a bruised up mind
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait on me, wait and see
I don't fold, I don't leave
Bit by bit, I make the ground
Into something I can keep
[Chorus]
I rise in silence
I rise in silence
From the bottom to the top
I don't stop, I don't stop
I rise in silence
I rise in silence
Breaking myself into light
One hard step at a time
[Verse 2]
No one saw the nights
I was stitching up my name
Hands raw from the work
But I came anyway
Little wins, little proof
Stacked them like bricks
Built a home inside my chest
Out of grit and risk
[Pre-Chorus]
Wait on me, wait and see
I don't fold, I don't leave
Bit by bit, I make the ground
Into something I can keep
[Chorus]
I rise in silence
I rise in silence
From the bottom to the top
I don't stop, I don't stop
I rise in silence
I rise in silence
Breaking myself into light
One hard step at a time
[Bridge]
They said stay down
I learned how to stand
I made a future
With my own two hands
No loud parade
Just proof in my veins
I was built from the ache
And I earned my place
[Final Chorus]
I rise in silence
I rise in silence
From the bottom to the top
I don't stop, I don't stop
I rise in silence
I rise in silence
Breaking myself into light
One hard step at a time
I rise in silence
I rise in silence
And I’m finally mine