So hard to see the light When the weight of the world is mine But I, oh no I - I will not resign And I am biting my tongue No I ain’t gonna run This is the battle I choose I'm gonna win I ain’t gonna lose Sticks and stones Won’t break my bones As long I am breathing yeah I will stand tall Take me down Shut me out But you ain’t never ever gonna see me bow I’ll do anything Just to prove you wrong Cause as long as I am breathing yeah I still stand tall See me stumble See me fall But you ain’t never ever gonna see me crawl You can try and shoot me with your dirty liеs You can try and cut me with your sharpened еyes Like the dust and like the tide Still I rise Ain’t nobody who will ever bring me down Ain’t nobody who can take away my crown Like the dust and like the tide Still I rise I keep on banging my drum Cause the best is yet to come So I, oh oh I - keep holding on I’ll do anything Just to prove you wrong Cause as long as I am breathing yeah I still stand tall See me stumble See me fall But you ain’t never ever gonna see me crawl You can try and shoot me with your dirty lies You can try and cut me with your sharpened eyes Like the dust and like the tide Still I rise Ain’t nobody who will ever bring me down Ain’t nobody who can take away my crown Like the dust and like the tide Still I rise