Still I Rise (Variation I)

I see their faces in the crowd of my mind The ones who cheered me on who gave me their time I promised them the stars but I fell from the sky Now I'm chasing the dreams that I let pass by The weight of regret it's a heavy chain But the fire inside still calls my name I've stumbled I've broken but I'm not done The race isn't over till I've finally won For the younger me for the ones I've let down I'll rewrite this story; I'll claim my crown Though the road's been hard and the nights were long I'll carry on I'll prove them wrong I held out my heart but it never found a home Wrote a story of love that I lived alone It wasn't what I dreamed but it's not the end The pages are turning; I'll try again The cracks in my armor tell tales of pain But the light still shines through every stain I've stumbled I've broken but I'm not done The race isn't over till I've finally won For the younger me for the ones I've let down I'll rewrite this story; I'll claim my crown Though the road's been hard and the nights were long I'll carry on I'll prove them wrong Every scar is a map of where I've been Every loss a lesson to try again The future's not gone; it's waiting for me I'll rise from the ashes just wait and see I've stumbled I've broken but I'm not done The race isn't over till I've finally won For the younger me for the ones I've let down I'll rewrite this story; I'll claim my crown Though the road's been hard and the nights were long I'll carry on I'll prove them wrong For the dreams that faded for the paths not crossed For the person I was for the tears I've tossed I'll keep walking forward no matter the cost Because nothing is truly ever lost