[Intro]
Heartbeat in my ears
Dust on my teeth
Dog tags on the dresser
War under my skin
[Verse 1]
Woke up with the sirens in my jawline
Nightmares doing laps in the daylight
Metal in my mouth, taste of halftime
Enemy within, I’m the landmine
Paint on the mask, but it’s cracking
Hands still shake when I’m laughing
Every step feels booby-trapped
Still I lace my boots, adapt
[Pre-Chorus]
Who’s gonna pull me from the wreckage? (yeah)
When I’m the one swinging the wrecking ball
Bruised but I’m building a weapon
Out of every time I crawled
[Chorus]
I rise
From the blood, from the mud, from the silence
I rise
Every scar, every mark is a riot
I’ve been dragged through the fire, still my fists stay high
You can bury my body, but my name won’t die
I rise
(I rise, I rise, I rise)
[Verse 2]
Banners in the smoke, they be watching
Thrones made of glass, I be marching
They wrote me off, wrote obituaries
But I write back, big, in the margins
Ash on my boots, I’m a storm front
Turn my fear to a war drum
Heart on my sleeve like a target
Take that aim, I’ll restart it
[Pre-Chorus]
Who’s gonna crown me in the ashes? (hey)
When I’m the one lighting the match again
Hurt but I turn it to matches
Building bonfires from my pain
[Chorus]
I rise
From the blood, from the mud, from the silence
I rise
Every scar, every mark is a riot
I’ve been dragged through the fire, still my fists stay high
You can bury my body, but my name won’t die
I rise
(I rise, I rise, I rise)
[Bridge]
[Beat drops to heartbeat, low vocal]
Knees to the ground, then I stand up slow
If I fall right now, then I fall in rows
If they cut me down, ten more grow
(I’m not alone, I’m not alone)
[Chant]
Rise up
Hands up
Eyes up
Line up
Ribs drum
War song
We don’t
Stay gone
[Chorus]
I rise
From the blood, from the mud, from the silence
I rise
Every scar, every mark is a riot
I’ve been dragged through the fire, still my fists stay high
You can bury my body, but my name won’t die
I rise
(I rise, I rise, I rise)