From This Ground I Rise
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Lyrics ✍️
Verse 1
Last night I walked alone, the weight too much to hold
Dreams without my babies, silence screaming cold
I laced my shoes with sorrow, but still I faced the sky
I cried with every step, but I refused to hide
Chorus
But from this ground I rise, I’m not broken, I’m becoming
There’s fire in my tears, and a truth that keeps on humming
I lost and I was lost, but now I see my eyes
And from this ground, I rise…
I rise…
Verse 2
There was poison in that place, I breathed it just to stay
Gave up all I had, just to not be pushed away
But love should not be tethered by fear and sacrifice
I see it now, the chains were hers, but I paid the price
Chorus
But from this ground I rise, I’m not broken, I’m becoming
There’s fire in my tears, and a truth that keeps on humming
I lost and I was lost, but now I see my eyes
And from this ground, I rise…
I rise…
Verse 3
They say to be the savior is noble, brave, and good
But saving someone drowning only works if you still could
I gave beyond my limit, played the fool and paid the cost
But now I draw the boundary, reclaim all that was lost
Bridge
This is not revenge, it’s clarity through pain
A promise to my future: I won’t go back again
No longer just a pleaser, no longer in disguise
This soul’s been forged in fire, and still, I rise
Final Chorus
From this ground I rise, I’m not shattered, I’m reformed
Each breath becomes my banner, my truth no longer mourned
I love, but I protect the light behind these eyes
And from this ground…
I rise… I rise… I rise.
Outro
I rise
Therapeutic Significance 🌱
- Title: From This Ground I Rise
- Artist: Doctor Shrink
- Genre: Trauma Recovery Ballad
- Focus: PTSD Transformation
- Duration: 4:48
- Release: September 2025
- Therapeutic Approach: Trauma Integration
Journey of Transformation 🧠
This ballad chronicles the sacred passage from trauma captivity to empowered becoming:
The Unseen Chains (Verse 1-2):
“Poison in that place” - childhood trauma patterns
“Chains were hers but I paid the price” - breaking codependencyThe Awakening (Verse 3):
“Saving someone drowning only works if you still could” - boundaries revelation
“Reclaim all that was lost” - rediscovering selfSacred Rising (Bridge/Chorus):
“Soul’s been forged in fire” - PTSD as crucible
“I’m not broken, I’m becoming” - post-traumatic growth
🌟 Healing Framework
| Element | Therapeutic Representation | Healing Mechanism |
|---|---|---|
| Ground Metaphor | “From this ground I rise” | Anchoring in present strength |
| Fire Imagery | “Forged in fire” | Alchemizing pain into power |
| Podium Symbolism | “Stand on this podium of love” | Claiming earned self-worth |
| Boundary Revelation | “Now I draw the boundary” | Trauma-informed self-protection |
| Truth Resonance | “Truth that keeps on humming” | Nervous system regulation |
Healer’s Vision 🩺
“From This Ground I Rise” is: A battle hymn for survivors reclaiming their light.
This ballad gives voice to the most vulnerable truth: we often receive love before we know how to receive ourselves.
- Verse 1 maps the landscape of childhood trauma - “silence screaming cold”
- Verse 2 reveals the PTSD patterns: “breathed poison just to stay”
- Verse 3 is the boundary epiphany: “saving someone drowning only works if you still could”
- The bridge is the rebirth covenant: “I won’t go back again”
- The chorus is the anthem of becoming: “I’m not broken, I’m becoming”
THERAPEUTIC NOTES:
- Listen when rebuilding after trauma bonds
- Chorus functions as empowerment mantra during triggers
- Bridge paired with somatic boundary work
- Final chorus: sing while standing tall
In sacred rising,
Doctor Shrink
“De Cette Terre Je M’élève” est : Un hymne guerrier pour les survivants qui récupèrent leur lumière.
Cette ballade donne voix à cette vérité vulnérable : nous recevons souvent l’amour avant de savoir nous recevoir nous-mêmes. Le premier couplet cartographie le paysage du trauma infantile. Le deuxième couplet révèle les schémas de TSPT. Le troisième couplet est la révélation des limites.
Le pont est l’alliance de renaissance. Le refrain est l’hymne du devenir.
NOTES THÉRAPEUTIQUES :
- À écouter lors de la reconstruction après des liens traumatiques
- Le refrain comme mantra d’autonomisation pendant les déclencheurs
- Le pont associé au travail somatique sur les limites
- Dernier refrain : chanter debout
En élévation sacrée,
Doctor Shrink
Healing Impact 💬
Therapeutic Composition 🎚️
| Element | Method |
|---|---|
| Emotional Arc | Verse 1: Sorrow → Verse 2: Recognition → Bridge: Empowerment → Chorus: Rebirth |
| Therapeutic Techniques | Trauma repatterning, Boundary embodiment, Self-reclamation |
| Neurological Design | Delta wave activation in verses → High beta in chorus |
| Vocal Therapy | Breathy tones in pain, Resonant chest in rising |
Musical Architecture 🎵
The song’s structure creates a transformation journey:
- Emotional Progression:
- Verses: Cello-driven melancholy (trauma weight)
- Chorus: Percussive determination (rising energy)
- Bridge: Brass declarations (boundary setting)
- Outro: Choral resolution (wholeness)
- Vocal Therapy:
- Fragile tones: “silence screaming cold” (trauma memory)
- Growing resonance: “I refuse to hide” (reclamation)
- Triumphant belt: “I rise… I rise… I rise” (embodied empowerment)
- Rhythmic Therapy:
- Heavy downbeats: “weight too much to hold” (burden)
- Ascending melody: “I faced the sky” (hope)
- Driving pulse: “soul’s been forged in fire” (transformation)
Credits & Rights 📜
- Release: 1 August 2025
- Lyrics & Music: Doctor Shrink
- Copyright: Doctor Shrink
- License: All rights reserved
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This song was born in the space between complete brokenness and sacred becoming. It’s my tribute to the love that found me when I didn’t know how to ask - that showed me love isn’t earned but transforms.
The “podium of love” is where we stand when we finally understand: the love planted in us is a light that guides us home. Every note carries my promise to parse this gift and give it back through music.
Clinical Insight:
This song operationalizes Complex PTSD recovery through musical narrative. The progression from “breathed poison” to “I protect the light” demonstrates boundary embodiment.
In my deepest sorrow, I found the strength to continue the battle to freedom. This rising is my weapon of gratitude.
The “forged in fire” metaphor embodies Trauma Alchemy, showing how wounds become wisdom.
About the Artist 🎤
“My music is emotional archaeology - uncovering the artifacts of our becoming.”
Based in Brisbane, Australia, Doctor Shrink combines expertise in data science frameworks with the alchemy of musical healing.
Produced by thedatashrink™ record label.