[Intro: Instrumental – cello glissando over distant sirens, ska guitar enters mid-bar] [Verse 1: Female vocals, cool but cracked] Fell face first in my own undoing Laughed with blood in my teeth, kept moving Counted the cracks, kissed the floor Found something sharp I’d never seen before [Pre-Chorus: Female vocals, tightening] Ashes on boots, pride in ruins Who says a fall isn’t human? Fingers raw, pulling through Built a ladder out of what I knew [Chorus: Female vocals, loud & layered with male backup] I rise — not flawless, but real Break — what broke me gets healed Build — from fire and spite Ska beat stompin’ into the fight [Post-Chorus: Female vocals, echoed shout] Yeah, I’m still here! Yeah, I’m still me! [Verse 2: Female vocals, faster, charged] Burned the maps they handed down Lit a cigarette with the lost & found Ghosts in my mirror whisper, “stop” But I put brass knuckles on my soft spots [Pre-Chorus: Female vocals + male backup whispering rhythm] No more hiding in the wreck I’m the echo, I’m the next Climbed from silence, carved my name With cracked hands, not shame [Chorus: Repeat – more aggressive delivery, drum fills and gang vocals] I rise — not flawless, but real Break — what broke me gets healed Build — from fire and spite Ska beat stompin’ into the fight [Break: Instrumental – ska groove collapses, cello solo over ambient static] [Bridge: Female vocals, half-sung/half-spoken, gritty] You thought the fall would shut me down But gravity just gave me ground And now that I’ve seen the floor? I’m not scared to ask for more [Hook: Group chant (Female + Male vocals)] Rise up, tear down New bones, same crown We fall, we bleed We crawl, then lead [Chorus: Final – full ska energy, horn hits, stomps, gang chants] I rise — not flawless, but real Break — what broke me gets healed Build — from fire and spite Ska beat stompin’ into the fight [Outro: Female vocals, soft but fierce, a capella over distant cello pulse] You want survival with a side of grace? Here I am — cracked, and laced with rage [Fade Out:] fading group shout: “We rise— we rise— we rise…”
