"Rise, Even If It Hurts

*[Intro: Soft beat, eerie humming, faint dragon roars echoing behind the music. Slow, spacey 808s.]

> (low, almost whispering)

Yeah... yeah...

Still breathin'... still fightin'...

Even if they don't believe in me...

(echo fades into the beat)

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> I was made from dust and scars,

Born to break these broken stars,

They tried to chain me in my sleep —

I dream in war, I dream too deep.

> Lost so much, still stay awake,

Carry worlds that ain't mine to take,

They call me king, they call me cursed,

Either way, I hit 'em where it hurts.

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> I'm not afraid to fall no more,

I'll rise, even if it hurts...

I'll bleed, just to prove my worth —

A black dragon, reborn from earth...

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> I fly through the fire, I break through the pain,

I carve my own throne in the eye of the flame,

They can try to drown me in all their words,

But I rise... even if it hurts!

I rise... even if it hurts!

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> Never needed magic in my veins,

Got battle scars instead of chains,

Laugh through storms, dance in fear,

They pray for gods — but I'm right here.

> I don't run from destiny's name,

I flipped the script, I changed the game,

Carry my blood like a loaded gun,

If fate wants smoke, then let it come.

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*[Chorus Repeat, then one more final time — but with soft piano keys joining — making it sadder but stronger]

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> Even if it hurts...

Even if it hurts...

I’ll still rise…

(soft dragon roar fading out)