Rise slow
Rise slow
Mm
Mm
No one saw the nights I held my ground
No one heard me when I made no sound
I didn't need the light to find my way
I just kept moving through the dark each day
Not fast, not loud, not for the crowd
Just real, just deep, just mine to keep
(I rise slow) but I rise sure
Every scar I carry made me more
(I rise slow) but I rise strong
Took the time it took, now I belong
Rise slow
Rise slow
They wanted fire, I gave them roots
They wanted shortcuts, I gave them truth
I fell more times than I care to say
But every fall just showed me where to stay
Not fast, not loud, not for the crowd
Just real, just deep, just mine to keep
(I rise slow) but I rise sure
Every scar I carry made me more
(I rise slow) but I rise strong
Took the time it took, now I belong
Rise slow
Rise slow
Mm
The ones who rise fast fall the same way
The ones who rise slow are built to stay
Ay-ay, ay, ay
(I rise slow) but I rise sure
Every scar I carry made me more
(I rise slow) but I rise strong
Took the time it took (took, took, took, took, took, took, took)
I belong
I belong
I, I belong
Still rising (mm)
Still here (mm, mm)
Rise slow
