I carried a river in my ribs, black-water, bitter, bending the spine I wore my wounds like weather every scar a stubborn line They said the weight would name me said the fracture would decide but the crack let in a candle and I learned to breathe inside Ahh, I bend Ahh, I break Still the hush won’t let me fade Ahh, I sink I rise Something soft keeps my bones alive I turn to feathers, feathers (feathers) I rise through the pressure, pressure I turn to feathers, feathers (feathers) From the ache, I climb higher I am not the fall I am not the chain I am the after I remain Pain came heavy as thunder distress with a million hands It tried to write its scripture in the dust across my plans But every bruise became a doorway every tear a silent flame and the ruin made a rough road I could learn to call my name Ahh, I bend I break Still the hush won’t let me fade Ahh, I sink I rise Something soft keeps my bones alive I turn to feathers, feathers (feathers) I rise through the pressure, pressure I turn to feathers, feathers (feathers) From the ache, I climb higher I am not the fall I am not the chain I am the after I remain Let the sorrow speak let it shake the frame I have seen the dark and named it pain Still I move, still I move through the shattered air what was meant to bury me became my prayer I turn to feathers, feathers (feathers) I rise through the pressure, pressure I turn to feathers, feathers (feathers) From the ache, I climb higher I am not the fall I am not the chain I am the after I remain Ahh, I rise I rise From the heavy earth to the open sky
