[Verse 1] I’ve been alive I’ve been dead Still haunted by the echoes in my head I’ve kissed the flame I’ve cursed the sky Tried to outrun the mirror in my mind [Pre-Chorus] These scars don’t fade, they illuminate Every battle I lost just sealed my fate [Chorus] I’ve been loved I’ve been hated But my intrusive thoughts can’t be sated I’ve been hurt I’ve been cheated But I’ve never—no, I’ve never felt defeated I bleed in rhythm, I scream in rhyme Carved my truth in the bones of time [Verse 2] I’ve drowned in doubt I’ve choked on grace Built a kingdom out of my mistakes I’ve burned the past Then wore the ash As armor when the silence cracked [Pre-Chorus] I walk through storms like they know my name Let the thunder baptize all my pain [Chorus] I’ve been loved I’ve been hated But my intrusive thoughts can’t be sated I’ve been hurt I’ve been cheated But I’ve never—no, I’ve never felt defeated Raise the ghosts, let ‘em testify Still I rise when the angels cry [Bridge – Spoken word over ambient guitar] I’m not what they made of me I’m what I made from the wreckage From every whisper that told me to quit From every night I didn’t [Breakdown – Slow, with strings and stripped vocals] I’ve been alive I’ve been dead But I still can’t get out of my head [Final Chorus – Explodes with full band] I’ve been loved I’ve been hated But my intrusive thoughts can’t be sated I’ve been hurt I’ve been cheated But I’ve never—no, I’ve never felt defeated Light the fire, let it guide me home I’m not alone—I’m just unknown [Outro – fading echo] I’ve been alive… I’ve been dead… Still I rise… still I rise again
