| I’m fallin', ah, ah
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| I’m fallin'
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| I’m fallin', ah, ah
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| I’m fallin'
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| I’m fallin'
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| Uh, memories of Langston on my lips
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| When I was convinced that river asked me for a kiss
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| Couldn’t unblock my life
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| Couldn’t unlock my bliss
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| And who are they to say I’m not allowed to call it quits
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| I don’t know why I romanticise
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| And fantasize crossing to the other side
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| I guess the world I’ve had enough of it
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| Got that young blood and they just want a cup of it
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| Couldn’t stop for Death so he kindly stopped for me
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| The carriage held with just ourselves and immortality
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| That was Emily but I feel like I wrote it
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| So I quote it, just a poet
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| Writing my chapter to close it
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| And still, I rise
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| I rise (x2)
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| 'Cause you can write me down in history and seal it with the lies
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| Like the sun and the tide I will rise
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| And still I rise (x2) (i rise x2)
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| There’s no need to disguise
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| You can see it in my eyes
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| Like the dust I will rise
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| I rise (x2)
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| Momma I just wanna talk to you
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| I know it’s been a long time but
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| But I got this on my heart
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| Just listen, uh
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| Memories of what he did to me
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| Stolen innocence, he was akin to me
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| I had to leave, you found it hard to believe
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| Because he was the husband that you wanted to please
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| But you should have protected me
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| And, mommy, when you didn’t, you neglected me
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| Now I ain’t even got respect for me
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| Sleeping with a bad man when you should have been next to me
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| I don’t really know what happened to us
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| And I’m hoping maybe one day we can get back in touch
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| Until then, I keep you in my prayers and such
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| And for the record, man, I miss you so much
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| (still I rise)
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| And still, I rise
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| I rise (x2)
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| 'Cause you can write me down in history and seal it with the lies
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| Like the sun and the tide I will rise
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| And still I rise (x2) (i rise x2)
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| There’s no need to disguise
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| You can see it in my eyes
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| Like the dust I will rise
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| I rise (x2)
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| I can feel my heart healing
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| Feel my heart healing (x3)
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| I can feel it
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| And still, I rise
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| I rise (x2)
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| 'Cause you can write me down in history and seal it with the lies
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| Like the sun and the tide, I will rise
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| And still I rise (x2) (i rise x2)
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| There’s no need to disguise
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| You can see it in my eyes
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| Like the dust I will rise
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| I rise (x2) |