I won't just survive Oh, you will see me thrive Can't write my story I'm beyond the archetype I won't just conform No matter how you shake my core 'Cause my roots, they run deep, oh, oh Oh, ye of so little faith Don't doubt it, don't doubt it Victory is in my veins I know it, I know it And I will not negotiate I'll fight it, I'll fight it I will transform (I will transform) When, when the fire's at my feet again And the vultures, all start circling (circling) They're whispering (whispering) You're out of time but, still I rise This is no mistake, no accident When you think the final Nail is in (nail is in) Think again (think again) Don't be surprised I will still rise I must stay conscious Through the madness and chaos So, I call on my angels They say Oh, ye of so little faith Don't doubt it, don't doubt it Victory is in your veins You know it, you know it And you will not negotiate Just fight it, just fight it And be transformed (and be transformed) 'Cause when When the fire's at my feet again And the vultures all start circling (circling) They're whispering (whispering) You're out of time but, still I rise This is no mistake, no accident When you think the final Nail is in (nail is in) Think again (think again) Don't be surprised I will still rise Oh, oh, oh Don't doubt it, don't doubt it Oh, oh, oh You know it, you know it Oh, oh, oh Just fight it, just fight it Oh, oh, oh Don't be surprised I will still rise