One Day We Rise

Lyrics

[Intro] I learned to breathe where the cold winds bite Kept one small promise through another long night [Verse 1] Rent due Friday, rain through the ceiling Ma said, “Keep going,” with a crack in her feeling Bus pass bent in the pocket of my coat Whole town asleep while I swallowed every note Bad news stacked like bricks by the door I took each hit, still came back for more They drew my ending in permanent ink I held my ground at the edge of the brink [Pre-Chorus] If the road keeps asking what I’m made of Let it ask; I’ve got more than enough [Chorus] We walk through the dark with our heads held high Step after step till the hard years pass by One day we’ll stand where the fear can’t reach Victory won’t be a dream we preach We’ll say, “We survived,” with the dawn in our eyes One day, one day, we rise [Verse 2] Old friends vanished when the cupboards went bare I learned who stays when there’s nothing to share Worked double shifts with a bruise on my hand Still wrote my name where they said I can’t stand Every closed door made the lesson plain A heart can bend and still carry its name I don’t need fate to come soften the blow I plant both feet and I make my own road [Pre-Chorus] If the road keeps asking what I’m made of Let it ask; I’ve got more than enough [Chorus] We walk through the dark with our heads held high Step after step till the hard years pass by One day we’ll stand where the fear can’t reach Victory won’t be a dream we preach We’ll say, “We survived,” with the dawn in our eyes One day, one day, we rise [Bridge] For the ones still counting coins at the table For the ones told their best days aren’t able Hold on—your story is not at its end The wound that you carry can teach you to mend [Final Chorus] We walk through the dark with our heads held high Step after step till the hard years pass by One day we’ll stand where the fear can’t reach Victory ours, not a dream we preach We’ll say, “We survived,” with the dawn in our eyes One day, one day, we rise [Outro] One day we rise All this hurt won’t write the last line