[Verse 1] I stood where the old road broke With dust in my lungs and my hands tied tight You said I was built to bend But I learned how to hold through the longest night [Pre-Chorus] Every door I found was stone Every mile I walked alone Still I kept my name alive Still I kept the will to rise [Chorus] I rise, I rise from the weight of the years I stand, I stand with the end in my hands No crown, no kingdom, no borrowed praise I made this ground with the steps I faced I rise, I rise, and I’m still here [Verse 2] The hard rain wore the paint away The cracks showed every place I’d been I gathered what the storm had left And built a stronger frame within [Pre-Chorus] Every door I found was stone Every mile I walked alone Still I kept my name alive Still I kept the will to rise [Chorus] I rise, I rise from the weight of the years I stand, I stand with the end in my hands No crown, no kingdom, no borrowed praise I made this ground with the steps I faced I rise, I rise, and I’m still here [Bridge] Let the old walls fall behind me Let the bitter lessons stay I am more than what opposed me I have carried myself this way [Final Chorus] I rise, I rise from the weight of the years I stand, I stand with the end in my hands No crown, no kingdom, no borrowed praise I made this ground with the steps I faced I rise, I rise, and I’m still here [Outro] Still here Still here
