They
told
me, “
Know
your
place…”
But
who
decided
where
my
place
should
be?
I
fell
yesterday…
Today,
I’
m
getting
back
up.
Yeah…
Diana
Starr
Yinza. ⸻
VERSE 1
They
see
the
smile,
they
don’
t
see
the
pressure,
They
see
the
grades,
they
don’
t
see
the
struggle.
Everybody
asking, “
What
will
you
become?”
Sometimes
I
just
wanna
breathe
and
have
some
fun.
Scrolling
through
my
phone,
everybody’
s
winning,
Somebody’
s
got
money,
somebody’
s
trending.
I
start
comparing
what
I
have
to
theirs,
Then
I
remember—
my
journey
isn’
t
theirs.
My
friends
say, “
Come
on,
don’
t
be
different.”
But
different
might
be
what
makes
me
brilliant.
I
don’
t
need
to
follow
every
crowd,
I
can
walk
my
road
and
still
stand
proud. ⸻
PRE-CHORUS
One
step…
Two
steps…
Even
when
my
legs
get
weak.
I
might
bend…
I
might
break…
But
my
dream
still
speaks. ⸻ 🔥
CHORUS
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
Even
when
the
whole
world
says
stop!
I’
m
gonna
climb,
climb,
climb
my
way,
One
little
step,
one
brighter
day.
I
may
fall,
but
I’
ll
get
up,
I
may
cry,
but
I
won’
t
give
up.
They
haven’
t
seen
the
best
of
me…
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
VERSE 2
To
the
girl
who
thinks
she’
s
not
beautiful,
To
the
boy
who’
s
scared
he
won’
t
be
successful,
To
the
one
hiding
dreams
inside
their
chest,
Because
everybody
says
they’
re
not
the
best…
Listen…
Your
beginning
doesn’
t
need
to
look
perfect.
You
don’
t
have
to
know
all
the
answers.
You
don’
t
have
to
know
all
the
answers.
You
don’
t
need
a
million
people
to
believe
in
you.
You
just
need
enough
courage
to
believe
in
yourself. ⸻
PRE-CHORUS
One
step…
Two
steps…
Even
when
my
legs
get
weak.
I
might
bend…
I
might
break…
But
my
dream
still
speaks. ⸻ 🔥
CHORUS
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
Even
when
the
whole
world
says
stop!
I’
m
gonna
climb,
climb,
climb
my
way,
One
little
step,
one
brighter
day.
I
may
fall,
but
I’
ll
get
up,
I
may
cry,
but
I
won’
t
give
up.
They
haven’
t
seen
the
best
of
me…
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
Maybe
I’
m
not
the
smartest
in
the
room.
Maybe
I’
m
not
the
prettiest.
Maybe
I
don’
t
have
the
money.
Maybe
I
don’
t
have
the
connections.
But
I
have
a
dream.
And
I’
m
not
giving
it
away. (
Beat
drops)
They
can
doubt
me.
They
can
laugh.
They
can
say
I’
m
too
young.
But
watch
me.
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
Nothing’
s
gonna
make
me
stop!
I’
m
gonna
rise,
rise,
rise
to
the
top!
Nothing’
s
gonna
make
me
stop!
Through
the
tears,
through
the
pain,
Through
the
sunshine,
through
the
rain…
I
will
keep
my
head
up
high,
I
was
born
to
touch
the
sky.
This
is
my
life,
This
is
my
time,
This
is
my
moment
to
shine!
RISE!
RISE!
RISE!
We’
re
gonna
rise
to
the
top!
We’
re
gonna
rise
to
the
top! ⸻ 🎤
OUTRO
To
every
teenager
listening…
Don’
t
let
somebody
else’
s
timeline
make
you
hate
your
own
journey.
Keep
learning.
Keep
growing.
Keep
dreaming.
Your
story
is
still
being
written.
Rise.