

I came in hungry,
but my hands stayed clean From street talk to altar steps,
you know what I mean (uh)
I was built from the grind,
still I pray before I move Mama said,
keep your word, let the truth stay in the groove I don't
flex for the room,
I put bread where the hurt is If I eat,
we eat—yeah, that's the purpose (yeah)
When the night get loud,
I get quiet inside
I lift that weight up,
let it fall from my pride If I slip,
don't clown me—just point me back home (ooh)
I won't break, I bend my knees
Grace found me,
set me free
From the block to the choir seats
We still rise,
we still breathe (amen)
I seen friends lose years to a moment of heat So I
measure my steps, keep my head when it's bleak I forgive,
but I learn, I don't dance with the same storm New rules,
new me, I was reborn
If the money talk slick,
I make it pay rent I don't chase what is loud,
I chase what is meant (uh-huh)
If I fall seven,
I get up eight
No cape on me,
just faith Hold my name up to the light Make my wrongs
right (ooh)
I won't break, I bend my knees
Grace found me,
set me free
From the block to the choir seats
We still rise,
we still breathe (amen)
We still rise…
we still breathe… (amen)