[Intro: Gritty guitar swell, tom-heavy marching build, crowd-like vocal hums] [Verse 1] Another night, another echo in the ceiling Trying to make some sense of what I’m feeling Everyone’s pretending that they’ve got control But we’re all crashing through the same black hole I see myself reflected in the faces Of every stranger fighting through their phases We’re different stories written in the same bold type All of us burning with the same wild light [Pre-Chorus] But I know, yeah I know That the weight never shows Till we climb from below [Instrumental buildup: rising snare rolls, octave guitars] [Chorus] As we are below — we rise, we rise Screaming out the truth we try to hide We’re the broken, we’re the chosen Every scar is proof we’ve grown We’re the same, but still we’re golden Shining brighter as we are below [Verse 2] We carry shadows but we’re fighting for the dawn Hearts beating like a war drum marching on Your pain is something that I swear I recognize A different shape but cut from the same line And maybe that’s the reason that we’re special The things that crush us also make us incredible We’re not alone inside the dark we never show All of us learning how to let it go [Pre-Chorus] And I know, yeah I know There’s a fire down below Waiting for the chance to glow [Chorus] As we are below — we rise, we rise Screaming out the truth we try to hide We’re the broken, we’re the chosen Every scar is proof we’ve grown We’re the same, but still we’re golden Shining brighter as we are below [Bridge: Spacious guitars, echoing backing vocals (ahh–ahh inversion harmonies)] We stand in the wreckage But somehow we’re breathtaking All the pressure in our chests Turns to diamonds when we’re breaking We’re the ones who feel too much But that’s why we’re never hollow We fall hard, but we rise harder And we rise together [Drum Solo: Explosive tom run → halftime snare accents → rapid-fire fills → full-band re-entry] [Final Chorus (belted, layered vocals + gang shouts)] As we are below — we rise, we rise Every truth we feared becomes our pride We’re the broken, we’re the chosen Every scar is proof we’ve grown We’re the same, but still we’re golden Shining brighter as we are below (below!) Yeah we rise, and we rise As we are below [Outro: Feedback fade, final cymbal swell, soft choral vocal hums]
