[Verse 1] Rain on the windowpane My notebook folds in half Ink bleeds a little blue But I keep turning back My tea goes cold again My pencil finds the line I lost my nerve at noon I found it by this time [Pre-Chorus] One page, then another Small steps under gray skies I’m not where I started I’m still here, I’m still trying [Chorus] I rise in the rain I rise, I rise I rise in the rain I’m not done tonight Little by little I learn my own name I rise in the rain I rise, I rise [Verse 2] The clock keeps counting soft Like shoes across the hall My shoulders start to loosen When I let the burden fall A margin full of tries A corner full of bends I’m building something steady Out of shaky hands [Pre-Chorus] One page, then another Small steps under gray skies I’m not where I started I’m still here, I’m still trying [Chorus] I rise in the rain I rise, I rise I rise in the rain I’m not done tonight Little by little I learn my own name I rise in the rain I rise, I rise [Bridge] Let it pour, let it pass I can work through this hush Every line I finish Turns the hard into enough [Chorus] I rise in the rain I rise, I rise I rise in the rain I’m not done tonight Little by little I learn my own name I rise in the rain I rise, I rise