Sometimes I can feel like life is outrunning me
You don't always end up in a place that you wanna be
I wanna run, I wanna throw my hands wide
But I can't always see the path that's in front of me
Shadows in the dark
Disappear by dawn
In the still of the night, while the city sleeps
I wait for the light
In the dead of the night, while my fears are dreams
I'm telling them, I will rise
I will rise, I will rise, I will rise
Sometimes it can feel like your best isn't good enough
Like you're fighting to breathe, but the water's already in your lungs
I'm ready to soar, I'm ready to spread my wings wide
It can feel like the end, when the journey has just begun
Doubt's like salt in tears
It dries crystal clear
In the still of the night, while the city sleeps
I wait for the light
In the dead of the night, while my fears are dreams
I'm telling them, I will rise
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And I will rise
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And I will rise
In the break of the light, when the blackbirds sing
I feel it take flight
In the dawn of the light, when the darkness sinks
I know it's so I can rise
I will rise, I will rise, I will rise
I will rise, I will rise, I will rise