I Rise (Live at the Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal, 1/12-23/2020) Madonna

[Intro]
I wrote this song, "I Rise", as a way of giving a voice to all marginalized people. People who don't have the opportunity to speak their mind. People who are in jail, incarcerated, bullied, beaten, abused, all people who feel that they are being oppressed. I hope that this song gives people hope and courage to be who they are, and to not be afraid to be who they are, and speak thеir mind, and to love themselvеs. Because you can't love other people unless you love yourself

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm goin' through it, yeah I know you see the tragic in it
Just hold on to the little bit of magic in it
I can't break down now
I can't take that now
Died a thousand times
Managed to survive
I can't break down now, I can't take that (I can't take that)

[Chorus]
I rise, I rise
I rise up above it, up above it
I rise, I rise
I rise up above it all

[Verse 1]
There's nothin' you can do to me that hasn't been done
Not bulletproof, shouldn't have to run from a gun (Gun)
River of tears ran dry, let 'em run
No game that you can play with me, I ain't won

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I'm goin' through it, yeah I know you see the tragic in it (Alright)
Just hold on to the little bit of magic in it (Yeah)
I can't break down now
I can't take that now (I can't take that now)
Died a thousand times
Managed to survive (I managed to survive)
I can't break down now
I can't take that (I can't take that)