Rise from Late Bloomers by Girlboy

RISE

(Haley)
Sitting by the pool, pool, chilling how we do, do
Soaking up the sun under the bluest afternoon-noon
Every day is new, resurrected and renewed
Shine a slice of heaven's light on our fresh and fleshy wounds
Holding onto hope, hoping just to move through
The blackened sky to float and fly and glide right past the moon
Mazderatie zoom-zoom, bumping funky tunes-tunes
Ain't nobody fresher than my clique or than my crew
Except for Harry Potter and the other two
I switch my whip and get my sickest, quickets Quidditch broom
Life can be a lot to chew, bite you up and leave your bruised
Shit can hit the fan until you standing in the poo-poo
Cut the crap, stop hitting the snooze
Fight the autopilot when you simply wanna cruise through
Stormy weather, but it better when you simply choose to
Lift your head, get out of bed and fit on both your shoes

(Matthew)
Rise, you don't have to settle so don't let your heart fall victim to the lies
Look up to the skies, you know there's something better
And your heart will never rest until it flies - will you let it rise?

(Haley)
Sitting in my room, room, chilling how I do, do
Knowing that I can't escape or fade into my gloom
Throw a pity party, sorry, it is hard to move through
Swampy creeks, in my feet, relief is far from view
Smell a bit like doo-doo, defeated when I lose to
Guilt, shame, regret, and blame
The pain aims to ooze through
The cracks in me let me see the cracks in you, too
Strip it down, now, come on out and show the true you
And the real me, see, I'm in the nude, too
Raw and real, tryna heal my boo-boos
Sojo Sunday, when I'm in the pew
Hit the gong, everyone say, "What'd you do?"
Maybe someday, someday really soon
I will respond and say it strong, "I feel like I used to: whole"
The holes they didn't prove to keep me down, now
I'm so proud of how I grew through

(Matthew)
Rise, you don't have to settle so don't let your heart fall victim to the lies
Look up to the skies, you know there's something better
And your heart will never rest until it flies - will you let it rise?

I've been waiting for the sun to shine
Been here praying not to lose my mind
Life rolls on, we fall behind
On my knees at the start line
But we build new family ties
Far from home, we improvise
Brothers, bear me to the skies
With my sisters now, I rise
I rise
Don't let your heart fall victim to the lies
Ooh... you know there's something better, baby
Yeah, your heart will never rest until you let it rise

(Haley)
Spitting in the stu-stu, get in a good mood
Round the troops, down the booze and head out to the hood too
Paint the town, rainbowed-out, how we do
We girls who like girls and we dudes who like dudes
Closets are for jackets, and stacks of shoes
Take your light, shine it bright and beautiful like you
Girlboy got your back, play the track and just move
Straight or gay, either way just get ya sunnies, too

(Matthew)
Rise, you don't have to settle so don't let your heart fall victim to the lies
Look up to the skies, you know there's something better
And your heart will never rest until it flies - will you let it rise?

• Electrohop
• Electronic
• Hip-Hop/Rap
• folk hop
• pop
• rap
• San Diego