Rise - Building 429

What’s a boy supposed to see

When he’s staring in the mirror at age 13

Where’s the man that he wants to be

He must be hiding behind the lies that he’s too weak

I was there when they pushed you down

Wiped the blood from your knees when you got up off the ground

No one ever knew you the way I did

They never saw the man you’d be

When they laughed at the awkward kid

No one else believed that you could fly

They couldn’t see the man you’d be

But it’s wonderful to watch you rise

What could make a child a man (help him understand)

When he’s looking at the scars that mar his gentle hands

Where’s the mercy that he needs

It must be hiding behind the pain that they can’t speak

(It must be hiding behind the cut that makes them bleed)

I was there when they pushed you down

Wiped the blood from your knees when you got up off the ground

I was there when they crowned you king

Wiped the blood from your feet when you hung from the tree

No one ever knew you the way I did

They never saw you in the child

As they laughed at his awkwardness

No one else believed that you could fly

They couldn’t see the man you’d be

But it’s wonderful to watch you rise