[Intro – R&B / soft] Oh-oh… These scars don’t show, But I feel them every night. All those promises you made Never turned out right. [Verse 1 – R&B groove] I got angry at myself For letting you come back again, Giving chance after chance Like the story wouldn’t end. I believed every word, Even when the truth was cold, Kept holding on to something That was never mine to hold. All these years, all these tears, All the love I gave away, I kept waiting for a change That never came. [Pre-Chorus – Build] But something woke up inside me, Said, “Girl, you can’t stay here.” I wiped away the tears And finally faced my fear. [Chorus – POWER R&B POP] I won’t let you take me down, No, you won’t break me now! You took my happiness away, But I’m taking it back today! I’m taking back my heart, I’m taking back my soul, I’m done giving you the power To control what I know. I rise, I rise, I rise again! You won’t see me falling! I rise, I rise, I rise again! You won’t hear me calling! Oh-oh-oh, I’m coming back to life, Oh-oh-oh, I’m choosing me tonight! [Verse 2 – R&B / emotional] I can’t trust another promise When your actions never change. Every time you said forever, You just left me with the pain. Piece by piece, I disappeared, Trying to become what you wanted. But the woman that I used to be Is the woman I’ve forgotten. You made me doubt my own light, Made my happiness fade away. But I finally understand now— I don’t have to stay. [Pre-Chorus – Bigger] There’s a fire underneath me, And it’s burning through the fear. I don’t need your validation, I can finally see me clear. [Chorus – POWER] I won’t let you take me down, No, you won’t break me now! You took my happiness away, But I’m taking it back today! I’m taking back my heart, I’m taking back my soul, I’m done giving you the power To control what I know. I rise, I rise, I rise again! You won’t see me falling! I rise, I rise, I rise again! You won’t hear me calling! [Bridge – R&B breakdown] Maybe losing you Was how I found myself. Maybe all the pain Was my way out of hell. I cried enough tears, I waited long enough. Now I’m choosing my freedom, Now I’m choosing my love. [Beat Drop] Yeah… I choose me. I choose me. I choose me. [Final Chorus – EXPLOSIVE POWER R&B] I WON’T LET YOU TAKE ME DOWN! NO, YOU WON’T BREAK ME NOW! You took my happiness away, BUT I’M TAKING IT BACK TODAY! I’m taking back my heart! I’m taking back my soul! I’m taking back the pieces You could never control! I RISE! I RISE! I RISE AGAIN! You won’t see me falling! I RISE! I RISE! I RISE AGAIN! You won’t hear me calling! Oh-oh-oh, I’m coming back to life! Oh-oh-oh, I’m choosing me tonight! [Outro – R&B runs] Never hit the bottom… Never lose myself again… No, no, no… I’m choosing me… I’m choosing me…
