I followed every shadow Thinking it was light Built myself in silence Disappeared at night I bent my spine to fit the crown They never meant to give Now something underneath my skin Is asking me to live I'm not breaking I'm awake now This is not the fall It's the ground No more waiting No disguise If I rise I rise for mine I was taught to stay smaller Call it being kind But I felt the weight growing Every single time I don't need their permission I don't need their throne What I am is finally Something I own I'm not breaking I'm awake now This is not the fall It's the ground No more waiting No disguise If I rise I rise for mine This isn't the end It's the moment I decide