[Intro] [Exposed bending guitar; voice alone] [Verse 1] I was born into the light With no map, no tongue to read They handed me the world But not the words I'd need I walked through open fields Thinking freedom had no cost Not knowing every step Was a language I had lost [Pre-Chorus] And time—it never asked If I was ready for the weight It moved like dark water Indifferent, cold, and straight [Chorus] I found the rules too late When the years had carved my face Born in grace, grown in blindness Now I rise from my own ash Not to mourn what I was given But to burn what time I have I was born in grace [Verse 2] The ones who held the map Stayed silent in their way Whether mercy or indifference I can't say, I can't say I built my life in shadows Of a game I didn't know Now the light that breaks within me Is the only light I'll sow [Pre-Chorus] And time—it never waits For eyes that open slow But what remains is mine And it still has room to grow [Chorus] I found the rules too late When the years had carved my face Born in grace, grown in blindness Now I rise from my own ash Not to mourn what I was given But to burn what time I have I was born in grace [Bridge] I am not the years I wasted I am not the maps I missed I am what remained When everything burned to this A fire that knows its hour A dawn that came too slow But light that comes in winter Is the warmest light I know [Instrumental] [Loose drifting guitar, organ swell, liquid feedback] [Final Chorus] I found the rules too late When the years had carved my face Born in grace, grown in blindness Now I rise from my own ash Not to mourn what I was given But to burn what time I have I was born in grace [Extended Refrain] Rise (Rise)—from the ash Rise (Rise)—what remains Rise (Rise)—it's not too late Rise! Born in grace Still burning Born in grace Still here Born in grace Still burning Born in grace Still here
