Still Chose to Rise

I’ve been through the fire, but I still chose to rise

Had nights I cried in silence, but the tears kept me alive

They see the smile now, but don’t know what’s behind

I ain’t make it out the storm —

I became the sky.

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I used to pray just to feel something

Lost in my head, tryna heal from it

Carried pain like a chain I was still runnin’

Every hug felt fake, every “you good?” was frontin’

But I held on, barely — breathin’ with a heavy chest

Heart full of questions, faith put to every test

Lookin’ in the mirror like, “Man, what’s left?”

But even at my lowest — I never second-guessed

‘Cause something in me said:

“This ain’t the end of your story”

You broke, but you’re building

This pain gon’ be glory

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I’ve been through the fire, but I still chose to rise

Had nights I cried in silence, but the tears kept me alive

They see the smile now, but don’t know what’s behind

I ain’t make it out the storm —

I became the sky.

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Now I speak for the ones who feel stuck in place

Wipe ya tears, lil bro — there’s still somethin’ great

They count you out ’cause they fear what you could create

They can’t box what’s built from fate

I ain’t perfect, I ain’t polished — I’m still chipped

Still got scars, still stiff when the weather shift

But I’m here. I’m breathing. That’s the gift.

And every loss I took — made me like this.

So if you down bad, stuck, or misunderstood

Let this song remind you —

You’re still here, you’re still good.

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I was broken, but I built

I was quiet, but I still

Found a voice in all this noise

Turned my wounds into a shield

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I’ve been through the fire, but I still chose to rise

Had nights I cried in silence, but the tears kept me alive

They see the shine now, but don’t know what it cost

I ain’t make it out the storm —

I became the sky.