Rise Slow

Rise slow
Rise slow
(Mm-mm, pa-pa-pa-pa-do-do-do)
(Mm-mm-mm, mm, rise slow
Mm, mm, mm, mm, no-no)
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, ah!
(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 (oh-oh-oh-oh...)
Rise slow (oh, oh-oh, oh..., ah!)
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 (oh-oh-oh-oh...)
Rise slow (oh, oh-oh, oh...)
The ones who rise fast
Fall the same way
The ones who rise slow
Are built to stay, ay-ay-yeah, 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)
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