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“Rise” is about striving to overcome adversity. Katy Perry wrote the song after years of feeling “a need for our world to unite.”
Upon the release of the song, NBC immediately announced their choice to use it for their coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics, with syncs planned across the network’s platf...
[Verse 1]
I won't just survive
Oh, you will see me thrive
Can't write my story
I'm beyond the archetype
I won't just conform
No matter how you shake my core
’Cause my roots, they run deep, oh
[Pre-Chorus 1]
(Oh, ye of so little faith)
Don't doubt it, don't doubt it
(Victory is in my veins)
I know it, I know it
(And I will not negotiate)
I'll fight it, I'll fight it
I will transform
[Chorus]
When, when the fire's at my feet again
And the vultures all start circling
They're whispering, ”You're out of time.”
But still, I rise
This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in; think again
Don't be surprised, I will still rise
[Verse 2]
I must stay conscious
Through the madness and chaos
So I call on my angels
They say...
[Pre-Chorus 2]
(Oh, ye of so little faith)
Don't doubt it, don't doubt it
(Victory is in your veins)
You know it, you know it
And you will not negotiate
Just fight it, just fight it
And be transformed
[Chorus]
’Cause when, when the fire's at my feet again
And the vultures all start circling
They're whispering, “You're out of time.”
But still, I rise
This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in; think again
Don't be surprised, I will still rise
[Outro]
(Don't doubt it, don't doubt it)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(You know it, you know it)
Still rise
(Just fight it, just fight it)
Don't be surprised, I will still rise
Rise was written by Katy Perry & Max Martin & Savan Kotecha & Ali Payami.
Rise was produced by Ali Payami & Max Martin.
Katy Perry released Rise on Fri Jul 15 2016.
Katy references Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise,” a poem about the empowerment of Black women.
Yes. Katy Perry quotes the Bible, calls out to guardian angels, and alludes to the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
Katy Perry explained the song’s meaning and context in a video tweet:
On October 13, 2017, “Rise” was certified platinum by the RIAA.