Verse 1

I kept my plans in a coat by the door

Worn paper corners, a map I’d drawn

Each little setback taught me one more way

To turn the doubt into a step forward

Pre-Chorus

I learned to stand when the ground moved under me

One clear choice, then another, then three

Chorus

I’m rising, rising, higher than before

I built this hope with every open door

No borrowed crown, no easy road to run

I made my way beneath the morning sun

I’m rising, rising, steady and strong

The life I dreamed of is where I belong

Verse 2

The old clock ticks in my first small room