I Rise, I Return 2 by Whinston

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I Rise, I Return 2

Whinston

Soul,female vocals

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[Intro]
On 3rd Street, neon humming, rain tapped my window slow
A saxophone from the corner cut through the afterglow
Oh—(call) I rise, (response) I rise
Oh—(call) I return, (response) I return
[Verse 1]
Leather boots on puddled pavement, steam from a diner cup
A photograph in my pocket—laugh lines folded up
Midnight hum of the subway, a distant gospel choir
I walk these worn-out alleys, feeding a tiny fire
The world feels heavy, but my heartbeat keeps the time
Small lights, small fights, and a borrowed rhyme
[Pre-Chorus]
There’s a hush before the chorus, like a breath held tight
Memory’s a lantern that keeps me through the night
(Background: ooh, ooh — lift it up)
[Chorus]
I rise, I return — my soul finds the road (I rise)
I rise, I return — I carry the song I know (I return)
(Short gospel tag: halle—oh)
[Verse 2]
Sunday morning hum in a kitchen warm and thin
Your coat on the radiator, the radio singing swing
A single line of scripture, a mother’s crooked hand
Promises on paper, dust in an old bandstand
I learned to patch my sorrow with a secondhand tune
Kept my trumpet low-key, kept my faith in bloom
[Pre-Chorus]
When cold winds whisper, when doors close fast
I find the key in a chorus from a past that lasts
(Background: mm-mm, mm)
[Chorus — Variation A]
I rise, I return — my soul finds the road (I rise, I rise)
I rise, I return — I bring the light I know (I return, I return)
(Call-and-response: I rise! / You rise with me!)
[Bridge]
Bring me to the moment when the light first bent
The cheap motel neon where I thought the road would end
I remember a goodbye, a suitcase, a silent plea
Fear tried to name me small — but the music named me free
Now I sing my ledger open; every debt erased
I trade the ache for gospel notes and let the choir raise
(Build: oh-oh — climb, climb, let it spill)
[Chorus — Variation B]
I rise, I return — higher than before (I rise)
I rise, I return — learning more and more (I return)
(Harmony lift: oh, oh, ooh — hallelujah)
[Bridge 2 / Call-and-Response]
Leader: Who calls the light from shadow?
Choir: You call it — you call it home
Leader: Who holds the thread when sorrow frays?
Choir: We hold it — we hold it close
[Outro]
With every note I find my way (vocal runs, let the notes bend)
With every call, I find my place (ad-libs: yeah—oh—whoa)
I rise, I return — this is my road, this is my soul
(Repeat ad-libbed tag: I rise… I return… I rise…)
Final tag: hallelujah, hallelujah, let the choir roll
(End with a long, soulful ad-lib and a gospel-descending harmony)
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