Ooh Ah~

I keep my crown in a paper bag Gold paint flaking from

the seams

I learned to bow with a lifted chin While breaking where nobody

sees

You call me cold,

I call it armor You call it pride,

I call it breath I am the bruise that kept its color

I am the girl you could not bend (ahhhh)

If I kneel, it is only to rise If I crack,

let the gold run bright Take my name from your marble mouth

I am climbing out tonight (ooh-oooh-ah)

Ooh oh, I rise with the crown undone

Ooh oh, still burning when the battle's done Let the gates fly

wide, let the black glass break I am more than the fear

you made

Ooh oh, hear me run the sky

Ooh oh, I will not apologize (ah-ah-ah-aaaaah)

I wore the silk,

I hid the fracture Painted my mouth like a blade Now every

room that tried to cage me Learns the sound a lock can

make I do not need your velvet mercy I do not need

a softer throne I held my hurt until it crowned me Now

I can stand here on my own

If I fall, let the whole room know

If I burn, let the roses grow

All my scars wear a silver line

I am taking back what is mine (ooh-oooh-ah)

Ooh oh, I rise with the crown undone

Ooh oh, still burning when the battle's done Let the gates fly

wide, let the black glass break I am more than the fear

you made

Ooh oh, hear me run the sky

Ooh oh, I will not apologize I turn the ache into a

war cry I turn the wound into a throne (ah-ah-ah-aaaaah)

Lay down the sword,

but not the fire

Let the quiet wear its teeth

I can be tender,

I can be thunder Both are holy inside me (ooh) Ooh

oh, I rise with the crown undone

Ooh oh, still burning when the battle's done Let the gates fly

wide, let the black glass break I am more than the fear

you

made

Ooh oh, I will not apologize I am alive,

I am alive (ah-ah-ah-aaaaah)