I Will Rise

I Will Rise. 2020 James Paul

V1
I’ve been standing in the darkness for a long long time
Hiding in the shadows all my life
Praying at the river, for my chance to be free
I’ll no longer wait for life to come to me

For now the time has come for me to stand up and be seen
And all who’ve been afraid know what I mean
Like a playwright scripting for a resurrection scene
I will grab the wheel of life’s awesome machine

CHORUS
Oh and this is now the time, for my sun to rise
Brightening and lifting all my dreams
My destiny is mine, no more compromise
Take a look, you can see it in my eyes…
I will rise!

V2
Many friends have now inquired how this moment came to be
Why this is my moment to be free
I smile strong and say in every life there comes a time
To stand up and just proclaim “This life is mine!”

CHORUS
Oh and this is now the time, for my sun to rise
Brightening and lifting all my dreams
My destiny is mine, no more compromise
Take a look, you can see it in my eyes…
I will rise!