I Shine, I Rise

Intro

Oh-oh, hey-ya, uh-huh

(come on) (come on)

Verse

Got my sneakers on the porch, Carolina breeze

Seventeen summers, chasing bright daydreams

Mama waves from the window, laughing like she knows me

Every little scar's a story, every scar's a trophy

Pre-chorus

Turn the radio up, let the corners light up

We got our own map, yeah, we draw it up

When they say slow down, we sing louder

When they say no way, we find the way out (find the way out)

Chorus

Oh-oh, I shine, I shine (I shine)

From Raleigh down to the moonlight line

Oh-oh, I rise, I rise (I rise)

Seventeen and I’m coloring the sky

Oh-oh, I shine, I shine (I shine)

Say my name and I’ll light up the night

Oh-oh, I rise, I rise (I rise)

Bethany and the boys, we’re taking flight, hey

Verse

They call me gentle thunder, I call it steady fire

I roll my laughter like a drum, I take my heart higher

Pocket full of postcards from the dreams I haven't met yet

Got a list of little wild things I’m not gonna forget

Pre-chorus

Step by step, we make our own rhythm

Turn the unsure into something we’ll live in

If the world leans heavy, we’ll lean back singing

If the world feels quiet, we’ll start the ringing (start the ringing)

Chorus

Oh-oh, I shine, I shine (I shine)

From the Blue Ridge down to the shoreline

Oh-oh, I rise, I rise (I rise)

Seventeen and the sky’s gonna be mine

Oh-oh, I shine, I shine (I shine)

Say my name and I’ll bloom in the night

Oh-oh, I rise, I rise (I rise)

With Bethany and the boys, we’ll fly, alright

Verse

Hands up, feel the moment, it’s pulsing like a cheer

Teachers said be careful, but we’re moving without fear

Friends at my table, we’re loud and we’re honest

Every step I take, I take it for promise

Pre-chorus

We’ll paint the alleyways with colors they forgot

We’ll sing the words that matter, give every doubt a plot

And when the doors slam, we’ll build windows

When they hush the music, we’ll hum the tune, oh-oh (hmm-hmm)

Chorus

Oh-oh, I shine, I shine (I shine)

From mountain roads to the cotton pines

Oh-oh, I rise, I rise (I rise)

Seventeen and I’m writing new lines

Oh-oh, I shine, I shine (I shine)

Say my name, watch the starlight climb

Oh-oh, I rise, I rise (I rise)

Bethany and the boys, hearts synchronized, yeah

Bridge

(na-na, na-na) We move in colors, not in boxes

(na-na, na-na) We throw out rules, keep the songs

(hey) Repeat after me: I’m more than they told me

(hey) Repeat after me: my story gets to be bold, see?

chrous

Oh-oh, I shine, I shine (I shine)

From my street down in Carolina time

Oh-oh, I rise, I rise (I rise)

Seventeen, and the world’s in my rhyme

Oh-oh, I shine, I shine (I shine)

Say my name, let the rooftop chime

Oh-oh, I rise, I rise (I rise)

Bethany and the boys—together we climb

Outro

Oh-oh, yeah, oh-oh

(we shine) (we rise) (we rise)

Let’s go, let’s go, come on