Lyric

Evening leans in slow

Like honey on the skin

We carry little storms

And still we let love in

The day can bruise the bloom

It can fold the grin away

But even heavy hands

Can learn a kinder way

I’ve seen the young ones run

I’ve seen the old eyes glow

Same fire in the chest

Just wearing different clothes

So when the cold comes near

And shadows start to climb

We trade the sharp reply

For something made to bind

Hold on to the thread

When the ceiling feels low

Hold on to the breath

Let the soft current flow

We are not made of dust

We are not made to break

We are a living flame

With a steady ache

Rise with me, rise with me

Through the salt and the smoke

Rise with me, rise with me

That’s the way we cope

Hold me close, hold me close

When the dark starts to sway

Hold me close, hold me close

We can heal this day

Rise with me, rise with me

Hear the whole wide room

Rise with me, rise with me

Love comes back in bloom

Work can turn the bones to stone

Can make a soul go thin

But we keep a bright small oath

And carry dignity in

A careful step, a measured word

A calm hand on the wheel

The kind of strength that bends with wind

And still knows how to kneel

No crown is worth the sleep

No gold is worth the crack

If the climb costs all your light

Then bring your light back

We learn from every hand

We learn from every scar

The older ones, the younger ones

We meet just where we are

Hold on to the thread

When the ceiling feels low

Hold on to the breath

Let the soft current flow

We are not made of dust

We are not made to break

We are a living flame

With a steady ache

Rise with me, rise with me

Through the salt and the smoke

Rise with me, rise with me

That’s the way we cope

Hold me close, hold me close

When the dark starts to sway

Hold me close, hold me close

We can heal this day

Rise with me, rise with me

Hear the whole wide room

Rise with me, rise with me

Love comes back in bloom

If the night turns hard

If the seams come apart

We can stitch with breath

We can mend with heart

No one stands alone

When the river runs high

We become a shore

When the tears go by

And if the weight comes back

Like a stone in the chest

We don’t run from the ache

We rest, then we rest

Rise with me, rise with me

Through the salt and the smoke

Rise with me, rise with me

That’s the way we cope

Hold me close, hold me close

When the dark starts to sway

Hold me close, hold me close

We can heal this day

Rise with me, rise with me

Hear the whole wide room

Rise with me, rise with me

Love comes back in bloom

Evening leans in slow

But it never stays the same

We are made of ember

And we answer when it names

Rise with me, rise with me

Rise with me, rise with me