I won't just survive Oh, you will see me thrive Can't write my story I'm the young, the archetype I won't just conform No matter how you shake my core 'Cause my roots they run deep Oh, you of so little faith (don't doubt it, don't doubt it) Oh, victory's in my veins (you know it, you know it) And I will not negotiate (just fight it, just fight it) And be transformed 'Cause when, when the fire's at my feet again And the vultures all start circling You're whispering You're out of time But still I rise There is no mistake, no accident When you think the final nail is in Well think again Don't be surprised I will still rise (don't doubt it, don't doubt it) Whoa, oh-oh-oh (you know it, you know it) I will still rise (just fight it, just fight it) Don't be surprised I will still rise