Though you may pass me in the hallway,
and advert your golden eyes.
I won’t take a second glance,
because like wings, I’ll rise

Do my actions upset you?
Do they make your skin crawl?
That despite all the tricks you pull,
I do not stumble nor fall

Like the certainty that time marches,
and that we all live and die,
there is no doubt in my heart,
I will always rise

Did you want me crying?
Writhing in the pain?
Your voice whispering sweet-nothings
driving me insane

Does my disposition upset you?
Don’t you shed a tear
because now I have the strength,
to live my life without fear

You may slice me with words like daggers,
You may smother me with pillows of lies,
You may tempt with your madness,
but still like hope, I’ll rise

Do my convictions bother you?
You just don’t understand,
that for something I believe,
I’ll always take a stand

Out of out past pains,
I rise
Back when you held the reigns
I rise
I’m no longer that person before,
I’m the phoenix incarnate, I’m walking out the door

Leaving behind past regrets,
I rise
into sky final clear
I rise
There is a smile on my face
now that we have finally finished this race