Oh, it's hard to wake from feeling blue Oh, but I will rise, I will rise And my hands may shake from lack of booze Oh, but I will rise, I will rise And though I've fallen out of space and time Oh, I will rise, I will rise And I dug my grave with honest lies Oh, I will rise, I will rise Now I'm king of the hounds I wear shame like a crown And they're placing bets all over town On how I'll die, but I will rise And I grieve to death from losing you Oh but I will rise, I will rise Now I choke on ash like cheap perfume Oh and I will rise, I will rise Oh I'm scared to death of my own mind Oh and I will rise, I will rise And from the bottom of the well I hide Oh and I will rise, I will rise Now I'm king of the hounds I wear shame like a crown And they're placing bets all over town On how I'll die, but I will rise And I walk through hell and like the view Oh and I will rise, I will rise And though your image of me now is skewed Oh I will rise, I will rise And I've given up my final time Oh and I will rise, I will rise And now my candle burns from either side Oh and I will rise, I will rise Now I'm king of the hounds I wear shame like a crown And they're placing bets all over town On how I'll die, oh but I will rise