Versuri I'll Rise

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