Lyrics

[INTRO]
In the depths of darkness, where shadows play
A voice rises, a spirit won't stray

[VERSE 1]
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise

[CHORUS]
I rise, I rise, I rise
Like the morning sun, I'll shine
I rise, I rise, I rise
Unbroken, untamed, I will be divine

[VERSE 2]
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room

[CHORUS]
I rise, I rise, I rise
Like the morning sun, I'll shine
I rise, I rise, I rise
Unbroken, untamed, I will be divine

[BRIDGE]
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise

[VERSE 3]
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?

[CHORUS]
I rise, I rise, I rise
Like the morning sun, I'll shine
I rise, I rise, I rise
Unbroken, untamed, I will be divine

[VERSE 4]
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise

[HOOK]
Still I rise, still I rise
I won't be held down, I won't be denied

[VERSE 5]
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

[CHORUS]
I rise, I rise, I rise
Like the morning sun, I'll shine
I rise, I rise, I rise
Unbroken, untamed, I will be divine

[VERSE 6]
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and free

[OUTRO]
I rise, I rise, I rise
My spirit unbroken, my soul on fire