[Verse 1] Woke up in the dark again, running on low, Carrying the weight of days nobody even knows. London rain on my jacket, but I keep walking through, Trying to be the man I promised I would grow into. Forty years behind me, scars I never chose, Working every morning just to keep control. Sometimes I feel like breaking, like I’m slipping out of line— But even when I fall apart, I still get up and try. [Pre-Chorus] And every doubt I fight, every breath I chase, Is me rebuilding pieces I once thought were erased. [Chorus] I’ve been running from the shadows I’ve carried too long, But I’m turning all my silence into something strong. Through the pressure, through the heartbreak, through the sleepless nights, I’m still standing, still surviving, still ready to fight. I’ve been lost, I’ve been broken, but I’m finding my life— This is struggle, this is pain, but still… I rise. [Verse 2] People see the smile, but they don’t see the burn, Don’t know the battles that I had to unlearn. Trying to heal the past while I build something new, Fighting old demons while proving what I can do. Overthinking every moment, heart heavy as stone, Trying to stay strong even when I’m alone. But every step I take is a promise I keep— To become the man I see in the dreams I never sleep. [Bridge] I’m not perfect, I’m just trying to stay alive— But every scar I carry is proof I survived. [Chorus] I’ve been running from the shadows I’ve carried too long, But I’m turning all my silence into something strong. Through the pressure, through the heartbreak, through the sleepless nights, I’m still standing, still surviving, still ready to fight. I’ve been broken into pieces, but I’m rising again, Every step, every tear made me stronger than then. All the weight on my shoulders, all the pain in my chest— I’m not perfect, but I’m trying, and I’m giving my best. And even when the world feels too heavy to hold, I’m the fire in the ashes, burning brighter than gold. Every scar, every moment is my reason to rise— This is my life, my battle, my truth, my fight. I was lost, I was falling, but I’m claiming my light— This is struggle… this is pain… But still I rise.
