Up Again ft. Ryako Lyrics

Have you ever felt

Nothing’s going right

Everything’s so dark

You can’t see the light

You can’t even breathe

Holding on too tight

Choking on anxiety

Trying hard with all your might

Have you ever felt

Everything’s a mess

You can’t measure up

To everyone’s success

You can’t understand

How everyone’s so blessed

While you’re still barely hanging on

Telling no one you’re depressed

But I’m gonna tell you right now

I’m gonna show you just how

This ain’t how your story’s ending

This ain’t how you’re going down

You got the strength inside you

You got the power to push through

You got the brains and the courage and the heart

To become anything that you want to

You gotta keep on moving

You gotta keep improving

Even in the face of doubt

Even when you’re striking out

When they’re all disapproving

You got determination

Fearless in your frustration

Dare to believe in what you can achieve

To believe in your own creation

When life knocks you to the ground

Pushes you around

It ain’t gonna keep you down

When life feels like it’ll end

You ain’t gonna stop

You know you’ll get up again

When life knocks you to the ground

Pushes you around

It ain’t gonna keep you down

When life feels like it’ll end

You ain’t gonna stop

You’ll get up again

I was too afraid

Couldn’t break a rule

Hid behind a mask

Acted like a fool

I was so deranged, so ashamed

Couldn’t feel my heart

Didn’t know that my obedience

Was tearing me apart

Did what I was told

Couldn’t figure out

Why I wasn’t happy

Or what my life was all about

Then I ran away

Just to save myself

Didn’t want to spend my life

Pretending to be someone else

Then I began to wander

Couldn’t lie any longer

Suffered through the pain

Thought I had gone insane

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

Racism and rejection

Emphasized imperfection

Constantly told that I didn’t fit the mold

And, for years, I had lost my direction

Struggled with integration

Into a foreign nation

Tried to fit in

But I couldn’t begin to progress

I got lost in translation

Lonely and suicidal

Years after my arrival

Then I made a choice

Deep within me, a voice

Gave me strength for my own survival

When life knocks you to the ground

Pushes you around

It ain’t gonna keep you down

When life feels like it’ll end

You ain’t gonna stop

You know you’ll get up again

When life knocks you to the ground

Pushes you around

It ain’t gonna keep you down

When life feels like it’ll end

You ain’t gonna stop

You’ll get up again

This shall pass

It’s temporary

You are strong

Extraordinary

This shall pass

It’s temporary

You are strong

Extraordinary

Trying to feel a fire

Burning with a desire

Even when life seems dire

Be the one to inspire

Be the one you admire

To the heights you aspire

This is your hour

You have the power

Courage to take you higher

Blinding them with your brilliance

You’re more than your appearance

Trust in your own persistence

If you just go the distance

To be the person you’re meant to

Now understanding your value

You can be great

It’s not too late

Become the best version of you

When life knocks you to the ground

Pushes you around

It ain’t gonna keep you down

When life feels like it’ll end

You ain’t gonna stop

You know you’ll get up again

When life knocks you to the ground

Pushes you around

It ain’t gonna keep you down

When life feels like it’ll end

You ain’t gonna stop

You’ll get up again