Rise slowRise slow(Mm-mm, pa-pa-pa-pa-do-do-do)(Mm-mm-mm, mm, rise slowMm, mm, mm, mm, no-no)
No one saw the nights I held my groundNo one heard me when I made no soundI didn't need the light to find my wayI just kept moving through the dark each day
Not fast, not loud, not for the crowdJust real, just deep, just mine to keep, ah!
(I rise slow) but I rise sureEvery scar I carry made me more(I rise slow) but I rise strongTook the time it took, now I belong
Rise slow (oh-oh-oh-oh...)Rise slow (oh, oh-oh, oh..., ah!)
They wanted fire, I gave them rootsThey wanted shortcuts, I gave them truthI fell more times than I care to sayBut every fall just showed me where to stay
Not fast, not loud, not for the crowdJust real, just deep, just mine to keep
(I rise slow) but I rise sureEvery scar I carry made me more(I rise slow) but I rise strongTook the time it took, now I belong
Rise slow (oh-oh-oh-oh...)Rise slow (oh, oh-oh, oh...)
The ones who rise fastFall the same wayThe ones who rise slowAre built to stay, ay-ay-yeah, ay-ay!
(I rise slow) but I rise sureEvery scar I carry made me more(I rise slow) but I rise strongTook the time it took (took, took, took, took)
I belong (oh-oh-oh-oh...)I belong (oh-oh-oh-oh...)I belong (oh, oh-oh, oh...)I belong (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)Rise slow (still rising)Rise slow (still here)Mm-mm-mm, mm-mm