I'm falling
Uh, uh, I'm falling
I'm falling
Uh, uh I'm falling
I'm falling, uh
Memories of Langston on my lips
When I was convinced
That river asked me for a kiss
Couldn't unlock my light
Couldn't unlock my bliss
And who are they to say
I'm not allowed to call it quits?
I don't know why I romanticize
And fantasize, crossin' to the other side
I guess the world had enough of it
Got the young blood
And they just want a cup of it
Couldn't stop for death
So he kindly stopped for me
The carriage held but just ourselves
And immortality
That was Emily
But I feel like I wrote it
So I quote it
Just a poet
Writing my chapter to close it
And still I rise (I rise)
And still I rise (I rise)
'Cause you write my down in history
And seal it with a lie
Like the sun and the tide I will rise
And still I rise (I rise)
And still I rise (I rise)
And still I rise,
There's no need to disguise
You can see it in my eyes
Like the dust, I will rise
(I rise) Mom, just wanna talk to you
I know it's been a long time, but
But I got this on my heart
Just listen, uh
Memories of what he did to me
Stole an innocence
He was a kin-enemy
I had to leave
You found it hard to believe
'Cause he was the husband
That you wanted to please
But you should have protected me,
And mami, when you didn't
You neglected me
Now I ain't even got respect for me
Sleeping with a bad man,
When you have been next to me
I don't really know what happened to us
And I hoping that one day
We can get back in touch
Until then, I keep you in my prayers and such
And for the record, man,
I miss you so much, uh
And still I rise (I rise)
And still I rise (I rise)
'Cause you write my down in history
And seal it with a lie
Like the sun and the tide I will rise
And still I rise (I rise)
And still I rise (I rise)
And still I rise,
There's no need to disguise
You can see it in my eyes
Like the dust, I will rise (Oh, still I rise, oh)
(Still I rise
Oh and I still rise)
And I can feel my heart healin'
Feel my heart healin'
And I can feel my heart healin'
Feel my heart healin'
And I can feel my heart healin'
Feel my heart healin'
I can feel it, I can feel it
And I can feel my heart healin'
Feel my heart healin' (I can feel my heart healin')
And I can feel my heart healin'
Feel my heart healin' (I can feel my heart)
And I can feel my heart healin'
Feel my heart healin'
I can feel it, I can feel it
(I can feel it)
And still I rise (I rise)
And still I rise (I rise)
'Cause you write my down in history
And seal it with a lie (And still I rise)
Like the sun and the tide I will rise
And still I rise (I rise)
And still I rise (I rise)
And still I rise,
There's no need to disguise
You can see it in my eyes
Like the dust, I will rise
(Still I rise
Oh, I rise
Still rise,
Still I rise)