[Intro]
Soft light, city hum — paper lanterns in a stream
Breathe in the neon, blow out the doubt, learn how to dream
Tonight we lift the small lights, watch them break the dark
A thousand tiny fires, each one finds its mark
[Verse 1]
You kept your secrets folded like paper in the rain
Turned every quiet miracle into a pocket of plain
But there's a pulse beneath your ribs that wants to be shown
A steady drum beneath the hush, calling you back home
[Pre-Chorus]
Loosen the anchor, let it go
A single spark will teach you how to grow
Every scar a map of where you start
Hold the match — follow that light in your heart
[Chorus]
This is the rise — we light paper lanterns in the dark
We lift what’s lost and small and bent, we give it a spark
Hold on to that light — run it through the storm
When the world forgets you, we'll call your name. Rise up now.
[Verse 2 — sparse]
We trade the could-have-beens for mornings brave and new
Turn old echoes into company, sing the truth into view
Your voice a fragile glass that bends and shapes the air
Each breath a braver step now, each step a dare
[Pre-Chorus]
Loosen the anchor, let it fly
The skyline writes the why
Every heartbeat turns a chart
Follow the soft flare inside your heart
[Chorus]
This is the rise — we light paper lanterns in the dark
We lift what’s lost and small and bent, we give it a spark
Hold on to that light — run it through the storm
When the world forgets you, we'll call your name. Rise up now.
[Half-Time Bar — small moment]
(Quiet) Let it hang — one breath — then go
[Bridge]
When shadows gather, we become the flame
We stitch the torn edges, call each other by name
No more settling for less than what we feel
We open up the gardens where our wild dreams heal
[Build]
Feel it in your fingers — an electric kind of hope
Watch the walls dissolve, old ropes unwind and float
We are the lighthouse turning on at dawn
We are the chorus humming on and on
[Final Chorus — big]
This is the rise — we light paper lanterns in the dark
We lift what’s lost and small and bent, we give it a spark
Hold on to that light — run it through the storm
When the world forgets you, we'll call your name. Rise up now. Rise up now.
[Outro]
Carry this light close, like breath — close enough to keep
Paper lanterns on the river, floating where the city sleeps
Forever starts tonight — small flames meet the dark
We rise together, lantern by lantern, heart by heart