STILL I RISE

I had nights with no lights Cold floor, dark skies Mama cried every night Still told me “you gon’ shine” Now I walk through the fire Heart made of survivor Lost souls all around me Still hearing that choir Cause all my life They told me I would never make it out But I still fight Even when the rain keep pouring down I seen pain, I seen love I seen fake turn to blood But God gave me this voice Now the whole world sing along All my scars turned gold now Broken kid with a crown Used to sleep with that fear Now they scream my name loud I got brothers in the graveyard Dreams trapped behind bars Somebody gotta make it So I carry all the stars And I know Life get cold When your soul feel low But don’t lose hope Cause all my life I was running through the storm alone Late nights Praying God would lead me home Now my tears make songs And my pain too strong If you feeling lost tonight Then sing this when I’m gone Still I rise Still I rise Even with the devil in my mind Still alive Still alive God turned darkness into light I remember empty pockets Same shoes every day Now the family eating good But the trauma never fade I smile for the cameras Still fighting all this damage Money don’t heal your spirit When your heart still got bandages But I keep moving Young king never losing Every loss gave lessons Every wound made music Cause all my life I was searching for a better way Hard times Turned a boy into a renegade Now the choir sing While the whole crowd sway If you came from nothing too Put your hands up and say Still I rise Still I rise Even when they want me dead inside Still alive Still alive God turned darkness into light