[Verse 1]
To the days I ignore
Everything that I had thought before
What had been
What had seemed to be so different
From the other things
Take a hint
Let them tell you how to live
What I want, what I see
Could never be a part of me
Follow orders til the day I cease to breathe
I was going through life on my hands and knees
You were strong, I was weak, I couldn't see the light of things
In the dark
Far away
By myself
Every day
All the rules you forced onto me
As you took away the things that I tried to see
I was an outcast
Laughed at
Everybody follow that
Treat me like a maniac
Everybody go on back
All alone with no one but me
And I ate the pain and swallowed the grief
Couldn't see myself the way that I see
Only saw a shell and crucified dreams
[Chorus]
Rise
Everything you keep inside
Everything that they denied
Try to make it worth your while
Fall
Everyone you knew was gone
They never even cared at all
And everything they said was wrong

[Verse 2]
Broken, hopeless, nowhere to go
And every turn I make
Left me hanging by the ropes
I had to find my way
But I could never know
So I started writing lyrics
To make the pain go
Word and sound explain what I was
And I call it a show
The world that I want to say
Never let up
Never give up
No matter what
Believe in yourself
And don't be anybody else
I'm stronger than I ever was
And that's because while you were busy at the top
I was thinking all I've got
Taking it all
Making you fall
Hopped your wall
Making the plans
For what would be your final curtain call
Look at me now
I know what I want
I'm at the top
Doing the things
You never could have even thought
Maybe someday you 'll also find a way
Through darker days
Now that bad times for me
Have all but gone away
[Chorus]
Rise
Everything you keep inside
Everything that they denied
Try to make it worth your while
Fall
Everyone you knew was gone
They never even cared at all
And everything they said was wrong

[Bridge]
You said you would have my back
Continue all alone like I always have
I believed when you said you would have my back
I'll do it all alone like I always have
I believed when you said you would have my back
I'll do it all alone like I always have
I believed when you said you would have my back
I'll do it all alone like I always have

[Refrain]
Tough
Be strong
I have no fear
But that doesn't seem right cause I'm the only one here
Alone
Myself
With nobody else
The price that I paid to get off of this shelf
Tough
Be strong
I have no fear
But that doesn't seem right cause I'm the only one here
Alone
Myself
With nobody else
The price that I paid to get off of this shelf
[Chorus]
Rise
Everything you keep inside
Everything that they denied
Try to make it worth your while
Fall
Everyone you knew was gone
They never even cared at all
And everything they said was wrong