[Verse 1] I wake before the window warms With yesterday still on my skin I measure out the bitter ground And let the water pull me in The glass is dark, the room is still My hands remember what to do I do not run from what will press I let it make a clearer view [Pre-Chorus] Hold the line, hold the breath Let the weight become a depth [Chorus] Press me down, I will rise Rich and warm before your eyes From the heat and from the hurt I make beauty from the dirt Press me down, hear me pour I have lived through this before Every trial leaves its mark Turns the bitter into dark gold [Verse 2] The days can grind like iron teeth The nights can ask me to give in But every grain beneath the force Finds a deeper place within I keep my focus, keep my flame Though thunder tears across the street The strongest cup is not untouched It is the one that takes the heat [Pre-Chorus] Hold the line, hold the breath Let the weight become a depth [Chorus] Press me down, I will rise Rich and warm before your eyes From the heat and from the hurt I make beauty from the dirt Press me down, hear me pour I have lived through this before Every trial leaves its mark Turns the bitter into dark gold [Bridge] No easy road, no hollow grace Just steady hands and time The pressure does not end my shape It makes the whole thing mine (Mine, mine) [Final Chorus] Press me down, I will rise Rich and warm before your eyes From the heat and from the hurt I make beauty from the dirt Press me down, hear me pour I have lived through this before Every trial leaves its mark Turns the bitter into dark gold [Outro] Dark gold... Dark gold...
