(Verse 1 – the breaking) They took my fire, called it theirs Left me choking on the air I gave my bones to build their throne Now I'm standing here alone Wondering where the light went wrong When did I become their song To sing when they were feeling low Then throw away when I didn't glow The way they wanted, the way they needed I was planted, never seeded Just a garden for their greed Now I'm pulling out the weed Every word they spoke was glass Shattered on the floor I'd pass Barefoot, bleeding, still I'd stay Hoping they would change one day But change don't come from wishing wells It comes from breaking your own cells And growing something new inside Where the old version used to hide (Pre-Chorus – the question) How do you rebuild when they took the blueprint? When every wall you built, they went through it With hammers made of careless words Now I'm picking up the shards like birds Collecting twigs for a new nest Time to put my soul to the test (Chorus – the rise) I rise from the ash, I rise from the dust I rise from the wreckage of my own lost trust They thought I'd crumble, thought I'd break But I'm stronger than the mess they make Every scar is a story, every tear is a seed Every wound is the soil where I plant what I need I rise from the ash, I rise from the flame And I'll never be the same (Verse 2 – the rebuild) I started with nothing but my own two hands And a heart that still understands That pain is just a teacher dressed in black And I'm never going back To the version of me who begged for love From people who couldn't look above Their own reflection, their own need Now I'm planting my own seed In soil I prepared myself Put my peace back on the shelf Where nobody can knock it down Now I'm wearing my own crown I don't need their validation I don't need their invitation To a table where I was never fed I'd rather eat the words they said And turn them into energy That fuels the better part of me (Pre-Chorus – the knowing) I know what it's like to be erased To look in the mirror and see a stranger's face But that stranger's gone — I buried her deep Now I'm the one who doesn't weep For the loss of who I used to be 'Cause who I am now is finally free (Chorus – the rise) I rise from the ash, I rise from the dust I rise from the wreckage of my own lost trust They thought I'd crumble, thought I'd break But I'm stronger than the mess they make Every scar is a story, every tear is a seed Every wound is the soil where I plant what I need I rise from the ash, I rise from the flame And I'll never be the same (Verse 3 – the lesson) I learned that love isn't begging to stay It's knowing when to walk away It's knowing your worth isn't tied to their eyes It's knowing the truth behind their lies I learned that forgiveness isn't for them It's for me — so I can begin To breathe without the weight of hate To open a different gate To a future I design Where I'm the only one who defines What I deserve, what I need Now I'm planting my own seed And if they ever come back around With apologies that make no sound I'll smile and show them who I am The phoenix rising from the damned They thought they broke, they thought they killed But I'm more alive than I ever willed Myself to be when I was small Now I'm standing ten feet tall (Final Chorus – explosive, triumphant) I RISE FROM THE ASH, I RISE FROM THE DUST I RISE FROM THE WRECKAGE OF MY OWN LOST TRUST THEY THOUGHT I'D CRUMBLE, THOUGHT I'D BREAK BUT I'M STRONGER THAN THE MESS THEY MAKE EVERY SCAR IS A STORY, EVERY TEAR IS A SEED EVERY WOUND IS THE SOIL WHERE I PLANT WHAT I NEED I RISE FROM THE ASH, I RISE FROM THE FLAME AND I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME (Outro – quiet, powerful, complete) I am the architect of my own salvation I am the author of my own creation I am the fire and the rain I am the phoenix, I am the flame And I will never Ever Be broken again. Polo energy.
