Everything I’m Becoming

Every morning I wake up thinking about the life I’m trying to build,

All the dreams inside my heart and all the promises I’ve made to myself.

They’ve counted me out, they’ve told me I wouldn’t make it,

But they never saw the fire in me, they only saw the times I was breaking.

So I keep moving forward, even when the road gets hard,

‘Cause I know there’s something waiting for me on the other side of these scars.

I don’t need to prove I’m better, I just need to prove I can,

That the girl they underestimated can become the woman she always planned.

And when I forget why I’m fighting,

I look at the people I love,

And suddenly I remember

Everything I’m dreaming of.

I’m still gonna rise, rise, rise,

For the ones I love, I’ll reach the sky.

Through every tear, through every night,

I’ll keep chasing that light.

Let them talk, let them doubt,

They don’t know what I’m about.

I’ve got love, I’ve got life,

And I’m still gonna rise.

I’m doing this for my partner, my family, my friends who stayed,

For our little pup waiting at home at the end of every day.

For the future we’re creating and the memories we haven’t made,

For every dream I carry and every sacrifice I’ve paid.

I want to be healthy, I want to be proud,

I want to chase the career that makes me stand tall in a crowd.

And if somebody needs a light when their whole world turns dark,

I want to be that person who reminds them they still have a spark.

Because success isn’t just money or a name that people know,

It’s loving who you have beside you and watching your whole life grow.

It’s knowing when I look back, I gave this life my all,

And every time I stumbled, I still found a way to stand tall.

I’m still gonna rise, rise, rise,

For the ones I love, I’ll reach the sky.

Through every tear, through every night,

I’ll keep chasing that light.

Let them talk, let them doubt,

They don’t know what I’m about.

I’ve got love, I’ve got life,

And I’m still gonna rise.

And one day I’ll look around

At the life I fought to find,

My love beside me, my family close,

And peace inside my mind.

I’ll remember every “you can’t,”

Every time I almost quit,

And smile because I kept going

When I could’ve surrendered to it.

I’m still gonna rise, rise, rise,

For the ones I love, I’ll reach the sky.

Through every tear, through every night,

I’ll keep chasing that light.

Let them talk, let them doubt,

I’ll let my life speak now.

I’ve got love, I’ve got life,

And I’m still gonna rise.

Oh-oh-oh, I’m gonna rise.

Oh-oh-oh, I’m gonna rise.

For the people that I love,

For the life that’s mine—

I’m still, I’m still,

I’m still gonna rise.