[Intro - Female Vocal 1] I woke with the weight of the world by the door Still found one reason to rise from the floor Dust on my hands, but my eyes stayed clear I carry a heartbeat that refuses fear [Verse 1 - Female Vocal 1] They counted the steps that I stumbled through I counted the doors I was breaking through A bent old key and a borrowed room A small bright promise beginning to bloom [Pre-Chorus - Female Vocal 2] When the road says stop, I move When the doubt gets loud, I choose Every scar is a mark I earned Every hard lesson, a bridge I burned [Chorus - Female Vocals Together] There’s a lion in me, hear it calling my name I bend with the wind but I don’t break in the flame I’ve got miles in my blood and a heart set free No matter how far, I become what I’m meant to be There’s a lion in me There’s a lion in me [Verse 2 - Female Vocal 2] I learned from the nights when the plan fell apart Kept one steady rhythm inside my heart No silver road and no easy sign Just one more try, then another in time [Rap Verse 1 - Male Rapper] Look, I came from the edge where the map went thin Had a pocket full of doubt, still I walked right in Every closed gate turned a lesson to gold Every cold room taught me how to hold My head up high when the numbers said no Put work in quiet, let the results show I don’t need permission, I don’t need a crown I build from the pieces they counted out now [Pre-Chorus - Female Vocal 1 and Female Vocal 2] When the road says stop, we move When the doubt gets loud, we choose Every scar is a mark we earned Every hard lesson, a bridge we burned [Chorus - Female Vocals Together] There’s a lion in me, hear it calling my name I bend with the wind but I don’t break in the flame I’ve got miles in my blood and a heart set free No matter how far, I become what I’m meant to be There’s a lion in me There’s a lion in me [Instrumental Groove] [Verse 3 - Female Vocal 1] I saw my reflection in a train window A face with a future it wanted to know The answer was simple, the answer was near Keep putting one foot in front of fear [Verse 4 - Female Vocal 2] If I lose my balance, I reach for the ground Then rise with a stronger and steadier sound The dream may be distant, the work may be long But patience can turn a small spark strong [Rap Verse 2 - Male Rapper] No shortcut, no handout, no waiting on fate I sharpen the vision, I strengthen the gate From a cracked foundation to a room with a view I kept every promise I made to the crew If the mountain gets taller, I train for the climb If the clock moves forward, I honor the time Tell the fear in the mirror, you’re not in control There’s a wild kind of power protecting the soul [Build - Female Vocals] Step by step, breath by breath Past the worry, past regret Stand up, stand tall We were made to face it all [Call and Response - Female Vocals and Male Rapper] [Females] Who keeps moving when the night runs deep? [Male Rapper] The one with a promise they intend to keep [Females] Who turns pressure into something bright? [Male Rapper] The one who keeps climbing into the light [Females] What lives inside when the world says flee? [Male Rapper] That fearless roar, the lion in me [Final Chorus - Female Vocals Together] There’s a lion in me, hear it calling my name I bend with the wind but I don’t break in the flame I’ve got miles in my blood and a heart set free No matter how far, I become what I’m meant to be There’s a lion in me, stronger every day I turn every setback into my own way With my hands on the future and my eyes set free I keep making it happen, the lion in me [Final Chorus - Female Vocals and Male Rapper] There’s a lion in me, hear it calling my name I bend with the wind but I don’t break in the flame I’ve got miles in my blood and a heart set free No matter how far, I become what I’m meant to be [Females] There’s a lion in me There’s a lion in me [Male Rapper] Still here, still rising, still building the dream No surrender in the soul, no tear in the seam [Females] There’s a lion in me [Outro - Female Vocals] One more step, one more breath I choose life beyond regret The road goes on, and so do we The lion, the lion in me
