Deep in the silence — a voice caught my name It whispered rise up — through the ashes and pain Still I walked, never slowing my pace Through the fear, through the dark, face to face The time has come — rise up from your knees The time has come — break these chains if you please One more step, and the dawn's burning red And there it is — the answer you've said I'm here, I'm here — hear me, I'm here Still here, when the ground made it all disappear Wet asphalt, the weight on my back Look, I'm on my feet, I'm still on track Hands scraped and bruised, but my eyes — straight ahead Every wrong turn was a lesson I read Where was a dead end — a bridge now stands tall Where was a limit — I broke through the wall The time has come — higher, to the dream The time has come — don't get lost in the stream One more step, and the dawn's burning red And there it is — the answer you've said I'm here, I'm here — hear me, I'm here Still here, though the world said I'd never appear A dim streetlight and a cold morning glow Look, I'm on my feet — and now you know And if the ice cracks beneath me once more I'll remember the pain that I carried before I didn't break — here's the proof, here's the show This is my new height — watch me go I'm here, I'm here — hear me, I'm here Still here, when the ground made it all disappear Wet asphalt, the weight on my back Look, I'm on my feet, I'm still on track I'm here, I'm here — hear me, I'm here Still here, though the world said I'd never appear A dim streetlight and a cold morning glow Look, I'm on my feet — and now you know I'm here, I'm here, look, I'm here And if tomorrow the rain tears the sky I'll keep walking forward, no reason why
