
Date of issue: 31.12.1999
Record label: Virgin Records America
Song language: English
I'll Rise |
You may write me down in history |
With your bitter twisted lies |
You may trod me down in the very dirt |
And still like the dust I’ll rise |
Does my happiness upset you |
Why are you best with gloom |
Cause I laugh like I’ve got an oil well |
Pumpin' in my living room |
So you may shoot me with your words |
You may cut me with your eyes |
And I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
Out of the shacks of history’s shame |
Up from a past rooted in pain |
I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
Now did you want to see me broken |
Bowed head and lowered eyes |
Shoulders fallen down like tear drops |
Weakened by my soulful cries |
Does my confidence upset you |
Don’t you take it awful hard |
Cause I walk like I’ve got a diamond mine |
Breakin up in my front yard |
So you may shoot me with your words |
You may cut me with your eyes |
And I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
Out of the shacks of history’s shame |
Up from a past rooted in pain |
I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
So you may write me down in history |
With your bitter twisted lies |
You may trod me down in the very dirt |
And still like the dust I’ll rise |
Does my happiness upset you |
Why are you best with gloom |
Cause I laugh like I’ve got a goldmine |
Diggin' up in my living room |
Now you may shoot me with your words |
You may cut me with your eyes |
And I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
Out of the shacks of history’s shame |
Up from a past rooted in pain |
I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
I’ll rise |
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If Ever ft. Jack Johnson, Ben Harper | 2021 |
Amen Omen | 2002 |
Waiting On An Angel | 1999 |
Inna Di Red ft. Ben Harper | 2007 |
Fango ft. Ben Harper | 2011 |
Morning Yearning | 2011 |
Forever | 1999 |
Diamonds On The Inside | 2011 |
Another Lonely Day | 1999 |
Beautiful Boy | 2007 |
Learn It All Again Tomorrow ft. Ellen Harper | 2013 |
Widow of a Living Man | 1999 |
Memories Of Gold ft. Ellen Harper | 2013 |
I Ride At Dawn ft. Charlie Musselwhite | 2012 |
Love Sneakin' Up On You ft. Jon Cleary, Alison Krauss, Keb' Mo' | 2006 |
Can't Hold Out (Talk to Me Baby) ft. Ben Harper | 2014 |
Walk Away | 1999 |
Glory And Consequence | 1999 |
Church On Time ft. The Blind Boys Of Alabama | 2003 |