Still I Rise (Variation II) Lyrics

I see their faces in the crowd of my mind

The ones who cheered me on who gave me their time

I promised them the stars but I fell from the sky

Now I'm chasing the dreams that I let pass by

The weight of regret it's a heavy chain

But the fire inside still calls my name

I've stumbled I've broken but I'm not done

The race isn't over till I've finally won

For the younger me for the ones I've let down

I'll rewrite this story; I'll claim my crown

Though the road's been hard and the nights were long

I'll carry on I'll prove them wrong

I held out my heart but it never found a home

Wrote a story of love that I lived alone

It wasn't what I dreamed but it's not the end

The pages are turning; I'll try again

The cracks in my armor tell tales of pain

But the light still shines through every stain

I've stumbled I've broken but I'm not done

The race isn't over till I've finally won

For the younger me for the ones I've let down

I'll rewrite this story; I'll claim my crown

Though the road's been hard and the nights were long

I'll carry on I'll prove them wrong

Every scar is a map of where I've been

Every loss a lesson to try again

The future's not gone; it's waiting for me

I'll rise from the ashes just wait and see

I've stumbled I've broken but I'm not done

The race isn't over till I've finally won

For the younger me for the ones I've let down

I'll rewrite this story; I'll claim my crown

Though the road's been hard and the nights were long

I'll carry on I'll prove them wrong

For the dreams that faded for the paths not crossed

For the person I was for the tears I've tossed

I'll keep walking forward no matter the cost

Because nothing is truly ever lost