Not every land I see will rise Not every note will be in tune Not every land I see will rise Not every note will be in tune Not every fool will fall completely And still I rise Yet I rise Not every life I touch will feel the impact Not every friend will be a friend to me I will trust and betray And yet I rise Yet I rise Yet I rise Not every land I see will rise Not every note will be in tune Not every land I see will rise Not every note will be in tune Not every fool will fall completely And still I rise Still I rise Not every life we touch will feel the impact Not every friend will be a friend to me I will trust and betray And yet I rise Yet I rise Yet I rise Not every wave, caring, will carry me A merry song will never break my body But it's passed by, belated So I rise I rise I rise I rise until the day please me I rise I rise