Lyrics

Once upon a time I knew a woman who kept turning
In her mind all of the paths that she had started down and never could just
Settle on a single goal. She wanted to play every role,
A pie for every finger, be a writer and a singer,
And a mother and an artist. All her energy was harnessed,
But she was slowly burning out. The art that she was churning out
Had her running on fumes, and a fire consumes.
It sparks then it blooms. And then smoke fills the room.

She’s choking, her breath spent
Inhaling ashes, but she won't relent.
She’s not broken, she’s just bent.
She’s stumbled, but she will rise… she will rise.
She’s stumbled, but she will rise… she will rise.
She will rise, she will rise, she will rise.
She will rise, she will rise, she will rise.

But nothing would come easy for this woman ‘cause she didn’t have
A system of support around her. And every time that trouble found her,
She would muster up the gumption, fighting every false assumption,
Facing everyone who crossed her. Knowing she was no imposter.
But her energy was dwindling. It dried her out like kindling.
It was no use pretending, the effort she was spending,
Had her running on fumes, and a fire consumes,
It sparks then it blooms. And then smoke fills the room

She’s choking, her breath spent
Inhaling ashes, but she won't relent.
She’s not broken, she’s just bent.
She’s stumbled, but she will rise… she will rise.
She’s stumbled, but she will rise… she will rise.
She will rise, she will rise, she will rise.
She will rise, she will rise, she will rise.

Above all the ash, every choked back tear
With love this all will pass, all the smoke will clear.

Baptized in fire, she’s felt the burn
But what’s one more scar? As far as she’s concerned,
It’s just token of a lesson learned.
From the ashes, she will rise… she will rise.
Like a phoenix, she will rise…she will rise.
She will rise, she will rise, she will rise.
She will rise, she will rise, she will rise.