Lyrics

Aradhana Verse 1:
I am ready to rise
Up from the ashes that I've left in my wake
Trials and devastations

That left me to take
Take back my power, my faith
Keep my family safe

Like a lioness
A mama bear
Lying awake in the night
Awaken from slumber
And reclaim your sight

Truth's been there all along
Some slight adjustments to make
To see my soul clearly
Who I am to be
And how am I gonna get free

Free from these chains
They have been holding me down
Arise from the ashes
You have now earned your crown

Wear it proud and sing out loud
And share the lessons you've learned

To heal the lost, the scared, the tired, the sick, the broken and burned

Bridge:
Surrounded in beauty
And spirit we share

Now I bare my soul to you
Please take good care

Time is now to let it come through
For the healing
Of the nation
And all my relations...

Chorus:
I rise
Again and again and again and again
I rise
Again and again and again and again
I rise
Again and again and again and again

Truth-I Verse:
This is the start of something beautiful
I feel it in my cuticles
Like tulip bulbs
Bursting through the corners of my cubicle

Unusual excitement building
Spilling from the crucible
To fill these hollow bones and mold my golden heart renewable
/
It’s indisputable
Evidence born out of circumstance
Displaying for the world to see
On pedestals, a perfect dance

Pedestrians gaping on the sidewalk in a nervous trance
While musical enchantment
Lifted those who gave service a chance
/
Purpose of plants well-encrypted

Worshipful stance
And all is gifted
With induction in the hall of mystics

Membership has its privileges
Card carriers are witness

To the fact that love is limitless
This light will burn out filaments
/
Just a drop of diligence makes every step a pilgrimage
I build with cats who catalyze
Ignore what’s falsely advertised
Dissolving what I fantasized

I’ve seen it in a master’s eyes
Between the seams of atoms is the wellspring
Where the raptures rise
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Chorus:
I rise
Again and again and again and again
I rise
Again and again and again and again
I rise
Again and again and again and again
I rise
Again and again and again and again

Bridge:
Surrounded in beauty
And spirit we share

Now I bare my soul to you
Please take good care

Time is now to let it come through
For the healing
Of the nation
And all my relations...

The time is now to let it come through
For the healing
Of the nation
And all my relations...

The time is now to let it come through
For the healing
Of the nation
And all my relations...