[Verse 1] I was born in the red dust where the reed beds bend for me In Uruk, I wore my name like a blade at my thigh Queen of heaven, keeper of grain keeper of the war drum too I learned the taste of gold and the weight of a throne [Pre-Chorus] I am temple and river I am kiss and command I take the first apple from the palm of the land [Chorus] Inanna, I rise Inanna, I choose I hold the gate open and I hold the blade too Inanna, I rise Inanna, I burn Come close to my altar and learn what I earn [Verse 2] I know the shepherd king Dumuzi with his lamb-soft hands He knows how my gaze can bless and break a man in one breath I wear desire like lapis cool on the skin of dawn I do not ask for permission I am the one asked on [Pre-Chorus] I am honey and thunder I am crown and bruise Every vow has a price and I never lose [Chorus] Inanna, I rise Inanna, I choose I hold the gate open and I hold the blade too Inanna, I rise Inanna, I burn Come close to my altar and learn what I earn [Bridge] They say my hunger is sacred they say my want is a flame I say the body remembers every holy name I pass through seven gates and still I remain Lessened, then laced with power returning again [Final Chorus] Inanna, I rise Inanna, I choose I hold the gate open and I hold the blade too Inanna, I rise Inanna, I burn Come close to my altar and learn what I earn
