[Intro - reggae melody, slow build] Yesterday is history… Tomorrow is a mystery… Today is a gift… So I rise… I rise… I rise… [Verse 1 - reggae flow, conscious] I’ve been low, I’ve been broken, I’ve been lost in the rain Walked through fire and silence, carried mountains of pain But the roots grow deeper when the storm hits the ground I was lost in the darkness — now listen to the sound Every scar tells a story, every fall made me strong I was quiet for too long — now I’m singing my song Like the river finds the ocean, I found my own way And I wake up every morning grateful for today [Pre-Chorus - soulful, R&B melody] I don’t need to understand it all I just need to rise every time I fall The pain was the teacher, the struggle was the school Now I carry all my lessons like a warrior’s tool [Chorus - Amapiano log drum groove, full anthem] Yesterday is history, I left it in the dust Tomorrow is a mystery, in the journey I trust Today is a gift — feel the rhythm, feel the soul I’m stepping into light now, finally feeling whole Rise up… rise up… (feel the music in your bones) Rise up… rise up… (you were never walking alone) Be the best of you… (let it go, let it flow) The world is yours now… (let everybody know) [Verse 2 - rap flow over amapiano beat] There were nights I couldn’t breathe, couldn’t see past the wall Thought the weight on my shoulders was too heavy to haul But I looked in the mirror and I said — not today I’m not defined by my darkness, I was built for the light Like the sun after winter, like the dawn after night Like the seed under concrete pushing hard for the light I broke chains I didn’t even know were holding me down Now I wear my scars like diamonds — this is my crown [Bridge - soul, emotional, almost a capella then builds] I’ve been through the storm… But the storm never won… I’ve danced in the rain… And I’ve kissed the sun… I know who I am… A warrior, a dreamer… Built from love and pain… Nothing could be sweeter… [Chorus - doubled, choir, full Amapiano energy] Yesterday is history, I left it in the dust Tomorrow is a mystery, in the journey I trust Today is a gift — feel the rhythm, feel the soul I’m stepping into light now, finally feeling whole Rise up… rise up… (feel the music in your bones) Rise up… rise up… (you were never walking alone) Be the best of you… (let it go, let it flow) The world is yours now… (let everybody know) [Outro - Amapiano log drum fade, reggae guitar, choir] Rise… rise… rise… Feel the gift of today… Rise… rise… rise… Don’t you give it away… You are the gift… Yes you are… yes you are… Shine like the sun… Burn like a star…
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