[Intro] II was looking for someone who could bring old machines back from the dead A busted console in my hands never knowing what I'd find instead Somewhere between the wires and the dust I found more than somebody I could trust [Verse 1] Wild Bill with a soldering iron another old Nintendo on the bench You'd crack it open, shake your head then somehow make the damn thing live again NES, GameCube, PlayStation old VCRs and custom builds Drop one off, come back to get it then stand outside and talk until the parking lot forgot the time and business turned to something more Neither one of us was looking for a brother at that door [Pre-Chorus] Then one day you told me about Shawn the cousin you still carry with you Same kind of laugh, the things we'd say all that useless knowledge rattling loose Maybe it was chance maybe somebody nudged the line All I know is I came there for repairs and somehow found a friend of mine [Chorus] Still rising every time the ground gives way Still building from whatever pieces stay Life keeps throwing dirt above you like it thinks you'll disappear But every time I turn around brother, you're still here Still rising [Verse 2] You've seen your share of broken roads fought battles most will never see Walked out of nights that could've owned you and refused to let them keep the key You've watched trust become a stranger watched tomorrow change its name Had whole pieces of the life you wanted disappear inside the flame But you don't pretend it doesn't hurt you just refuse to let it win Every scar becomes another place you learned to start again [Verse 3] And then there's Ollie your pride, your heart, your reason why A little boy learning what strength is every time he watches Dad get up and try Not a man who never breaks not some hero carved from stone But a father who keeps showing him how to build another road back home And when the world gets loud around you there's one voice that cuts it through A little boy who doesn't need perfection He just needs you [Chorus] Still rising every time the ground gives way Still building from whatever pieces stay Life keeps throwing dirt above you but there's a little hand in yours And every time the world says finished you keep finding something more Still rising [Bridge] Soldering iron, socket wrench sawdust scattered on the bench Wires open, engines torn another crazy idea being born You fix what others throw away build what nobody thought could be Then sit up late making your music chasing what you still believe You're smarter than you give yourself and stronger than you sometimes know You can do damn near anything once you decide which way to go [Bridge II] And brother, if you forget your worth I'll remind you every time I've watched you take another hit then somehow pull yourself back in line You had me cackling like a witch alone inside my garage Just two idiots sending messages laughing way too fucking hard Funny how somewhere in all of that something real began to grow The guy who fixed my old systems became family before I even knew [Final Chorus] Still rising but you don't have to rise alone If the weight gets too damn heavy brother, you already know Life can throw the whole damn earth above you I'll be there digging through Because every time this world knocks you down I still believe in you Keep rising keep building keep becoming who you are There is more ahead of you than everything that's left a scar Still rising [Outro] Someday we'll sit inside that game room old consoles glowing in the dark Probably talking way too long again laughing until we lose another hour Funny... I went looking for somebody who could fix the things I thought were broken You fixed more than you know, brother Maybe you never noticed you fixed something in me too So when the dirt starts falling and the ground begins to shake Remember who you are And rise again
