The Stone Rises Again lyrics

I wake up, push, reach the top, it rolls back down I wake up, push, the clock shows no mercy Thirty years pushing the same weight uphill Only to see it roll back down before I can even confirm it They call it routine, I call it a sentence Punch the clock, push the rock, head back to the gate No one asks if I chose this punishment They only demand results, they only demand the struggle There's no summit that's the end only the next one There's no prize at the end only the valley that lingers Whether it's fate's punishment or just my job It doesn't change the weight of the stone on my cracked shoulder The stone rises again and I rise with it The stone rises again this is the only war There's no meaning in the climb But I decide how I carry it They ask why I keep going if nothing changes Because stopping is the only defeat that won't fade away If the world is absurd, I don't need to lie I just need to push on with my back straight until the end I won't pretend the stone has a sacred purpose I won't pretend this cycle was designed for me But on the climb, only on the climb, I choose my pace No one chooses for me how I carry this burden There's no summit that's the end only the next summit There's no prize at the end only the valley that lingers Whether it's fate's punishment or just my job It doesn't change the weight of the stone on my cracked shoulder The rock climbs again and I climb with it The rock climbs again this is the only battle There's no meaning in the climb But I decide how I carry it Climbs Rolls Up Again They say I should hate this hill But it's by climbing it that I discovered who I was If it doesn't make sense, I'll make my own It's the only thing the stone will never take away The rock climbs again and I climb with it The rock climbs again this is the only battle There's no meaning in the climb But I decide how I carry it And I'm happy pushing