Verse 1] There’s ash in the morning light Tracing the shape of what remained Quiet as the frost before The world remembers my name Footsteps on the hollow ground Echo where the shadows stood I never sought a golden throne But I was carved from older wood ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] No vow, no crown, no choir Just a spark in the silence Just a hand on the iron ⸻ [Chorus] And still I rise in sovereign fire Burning clear, burning higher Not a flame of rage or war But the blaze I was waiting for In the cold, I keep my power In the light, I stand entire All I am, all I carry Born of quiet sovereign fire ⸻ [Verse 2] There’s truth in the open sky Stars in their patient steady lines Nothing in the dark denies The ember threading through my spine Gold against the winter air A warmth that doesn’t beg to shine I learned that strength is not the roar But simply choosing when to rise ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] No oath, no plea, no pyre Just the calm of becoming Just the coal that keeps humming ⸻ [Chorus] And still I rise in sovereign fire Burning clear, burning higher Not a flame of rage or war But the blaze I was waiting for In the cold, I keep my power In the light, I stand entire All I am, all I carry Born of quiet sovereign fire ⸻ [Bridge] Let the world take its measure Let the night take its toll Every spark that survived me Is the shape of my soul ⸻ [Final Chorus] And still I rise in sovereign fire Burning clear, burning higher Not for kingdoms, not for praise But for breath and for brighter days In the cold, I keep my power In the light, I stand entire All I am, all I carry Born of quiet sovereign fire
