Before The Rise

I found myself. Carried more than anyone could see. Gave it everything I had. No one walked this road beside me. Every step was mine to claim. This is where it happens. Not in the light, In the quiet. Before the fight. Before the rise. There was the floor. Before the light. There was a war. Nobody sees what made you. Nobody knows the cost. Before the rise, I found myself. Chose the hard road knowing what it cost. Built when others chose to wait. Everything I am was forged in silence. Silence taught me more than words. This is where it happens. Not in the light, In the quiet. Before the fight. Before the rise. There was the floor. Before the light. There was a war. Nobody sees what made you. Nobody knows the cost. Before the rise, I found myself. Hold what you know, don't let go. The rise is already in you. You just haven't seen it Yet. Before the rise. There was the floor. Before the light. There was a war. Now I know the cost. Now I know what made Me. Before the rise, I found myself.