BEN HARPER - I'll Rise lyrics

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You may write me down in history<br>With your bitter twisted lies<br>You may trod me down in the very dirt<br>And still like the dust I'll rise<br>Does my happiness upset you<br>Why are you best with gloom<br>Cause I laugh like I've got an oil well<br>Pumpin' in my living room<br><br>So you may shoot me with your words<br>You may cut me with your eyes<br>And I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br>Out of the shacks of history's shame<br>Up from a past rooted in pain<br>I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br><br>Now did you want to see me broken<br>Bowed head and lowered eyes<br>Shoulders fallen down like tear drops<br>Weakened by my soulful cries<br><br>Does my confidence upset you<br>Don't you take it awful hard<br>Cause I walk like I've got a diamond mine<br>Breakin' up in my front yard<br><br>So you may shoot me with your words<br>You may cut me with your eyes<br>And I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br>Out of the shacks of history's shame<br>Up from a past rooted in pain<br>I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br><br>So you may write me down in history<br>With your bitter twisted lies<br>You may trod me down in the very dirt<br>And still like the dust I'll rise<br>Does my happiness upset you<br>Why are you best with gloom<br>Cause I laugh like I've got a goldmine<br>Diggin' up in my living room<br><br>So you may shoot me with your words<br>You may cut me with your eyes<br>And I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br>Out of the shacks of history's shame<br>Up from a past rooted in pain<br>I'll rise<br>I'll rise<br>I'll rise