Still I Rise

V1

I woke up on the floor of a life I barely knew.

The world threw every shadow just to see what I'd undo.

It claimed my breaking moments as the proof of what was true.

But something in my bones refused to say we're through.

V2

I carried every misstep like a weight across my spine.

The night kept whispering failures that it swore were only mine.

I learned to walk in darkness till the darkness lost its line.

I rose because I learned to see the cracks before they shine.

Pre1

If the world keeps trying to bury me, what answer can I give

If it knocks me down again, what truth decides I live

Chorus

The world can knock me down a thousand times and still I rise.

It never gets to call my future, I come back as its surprise.

It never gets to judge my strength, I stumble yet I grow more wise.

It never gets to set my limits, only I decide what I realize.

I rise because it never scripts my story, my standing is what defies.

V3

I walked through broken seasons colder than my deepest fears.

The ground kept shifting under every step across the years.

I held the fire tighter when the world leaned in with jeers.

It never guessed my quiet was the armor that appears.

V4

They told me I was foolish for the dreams I tried to chase.

But emptiness grows deeper when you never test the space.

I stitched another heartbeat into every lost embrace.

And learned to gather courage from the ruins I replace.

V5

Some nights I almost listened when the shadows called me home.

Some days I felt my heartbeat like a stranger in my dome.

But even then I whispered that I'm stronger than I've shown.

A spark of stubborn will became the cornerstone.

Pre2

If the world decides my worth again, what answer should it hear

If the night returns to claim me, what truth keeps me clear

Chorus (repeat)

The world can knock me down a thousand times and still I rise.

It never gets to call my future, I come back as its surprise.

It never gets to judge my strength, I stumble yet I grow more wise.

It never gets to set my limits, only I decide what I realize.

I rise because it never scripts my story, my standing is what defies.

V6

I learned that broken people sometimes shine the brightest light.

I learned that losing battles doesn't mean you've lost the fight.

I learned that quiet victories can echo through the night.

And every time I faltered, something pushed me back upright.

V7

There were faces in my history that hoped I wouldn't grow.

There were voices in my memory whispering undertow.

But I carved another lifeline where the shattered rivers flow.

And every scar I carried taught me more than they could know.

V8

Each failure carved a doorway into something more profound.

Each heartbreak built a warning for the traps that circle round.

But every time I staggered, I refused to hit the ground.

My will became the thunder in the silence I unbound.

Pre3

If all the world keeps testing me, what strength is left to use

If I stand again tomorrow, what truth do I refuse

Chorus

The world can knock me down a thousand times and still I rise.

It never gets to call my future, I come back as its surprise.

It never gets to judge my strength, I stumble yet I grow more wise.

It never gets to set my limits, only I decide what I realize.

I rise because it never scripts my story, my standing is what defies.

V9

I walked through fires burning with the embers of my past.

I challenged every echo claiming I would never last.

I stitched a stronger backbone from the shadows I amassed.

And turned each ending moment to a future built to cast.

V10

They tried to count me out before the curtain even rose.

They tried to claim my downfall by the burdens I impose.

But little did they notice how my inner wildfire grows.

A garden built from ashes is the truest thing I chose.

Pre4

If they try to write my ending, what answer breaks their lies

If they doubt the way I'm standing, what truth will I revise

Chorus

The world can knock me down a thousand times and still I rise.

It never gets to call my future, I come back as its surprise.

It never gets to judge my strength, I stumble yet I grow more wise.

It never gets to set my limits, only I decide what I realize.

I rise because it never scripts my story, my standing is what defies.

V11

The years became my teachers, every storm a quiet guide.

I learned that hope grows stronger when you stop the urge to hide.

I shaped my battered edges into something dignified.

And found the quiet courage that had always lived inside.

V12

The road behind was ruthless but it sharpened how I see.

It taught me I'm the author of the truth I choose to be.

It taught me strength is built by what we fight internally.

It taught me rising upward is the cost of being free.

Pre5

If the world demands surrender, what truth keeps me alive

If they wager on my breaking, what answer will survive

Chorus

The world can knock me down a thousand times and still I rise.

It never gets to call my future, I come back as its surprise.

It never gets to judge my strength, I stumble yet I grow more wise.

It never gets to set my limits, only I decide what I realize.

I rise because it never scripts my story, my standing is what defies.

V13

So here I stand unbroken in the wreckage of the fight.

I gathered every lesson carved across my darkest night.

I learned that falling isn't losing when you rise with sharper sight.

And now the world can swing forever, I'll still choose what is right.

Bridge

I rose from every place the world insisted I should drown.

I rose from every echo trying hard to drag me down.

I rose because the truth I carry isn't fear or fate or crown.

I rise because resilience is the vow I won't lay down.

V14

You can knock me down, but you will never keep me down.

I rise again each time the world tries hard to hold me down.

I learned to turn my breaking points into my proving ground.

I keep on climbing past the fear that tried to track me down.

I walk through storms that swore they'd crush me, but I will not drown.

Chorus

The world can knock me down a thousand times and still I rise.

It never gets to call my future, I come back as its surprise.

It never gets to judge my strength, I stumble yet I grow more wise.

It never gets to set my limits, only I decide what I realize.

I rise because it never scripts my story, my standing is what defies.

Outro

Let the world take one more swing, I'll meet it with my eyes.

I rise because the story's mine, and mine is where hope lies.