---------------------------- Lyrics by : Kathlene Rushing © 2025 Kathlene Rushing All rights reserved. ---------------------------- Gritty Jazz-Blues Ballad of Transformation) [Verse 1 – Slow, steady groove with quiet intensity] I walked through the ashes of who I was, Left behind the lies, the fear, the fuss. Tried to hold on — but the flame took it all, Burned me down just to make me whole. [Pre-Chorus – Building energy] Every scar is a doorway. Every loss, a spark. You don’t find your light Till you walk through the dark. [Chorus – Soulful and powerful, repeated lines] Through the fire, I rise. Through the fire, I shine. Burned it all to find my soul — Now I’m gold refined. Through the fire, I rise. Let the flame baptize. Every trial, every cry — Made me more alive. [Verse 2 – Reflective with resolve] I used to beg for mercy, used to run from the pain, Now I bless the storm, I dance in the rain. Truth don’t whisper when the heat is high — It shows you who you are, not what you deny. [Pre-Chorus – Repeat with slight variation] The breaking was the blessing, The fire knew my name. I walked in with fear — I walked out changed. [Chorus – Repeat with vocal harmony support] Through the fire, I rise. Through the fire, I shine. What tried to break me Made the soul divine. Through the fire, I rise. Let the heat revive. Now I walk in light With fire in my eyes. [Bridge – Instrumental sax solo over guitar & organ swells] (Let it moan and build — musical rebirth in sound) [Final Chorus – Big and triumphant with choir harmonies] Through the fire, I rise. Through the fire, I fly. What I thought was the end — Was the reason why. Through the fire, I rise. Now I see the signs. All that burned away Revealed the light inside. Yeah — through the fire… Through the fire, I rise. All that burned away Revealed the light inside. Yeah — through the fire… Through the fire, I rise. I rise. I rise. I rise.
