[Verse 1]
You carry fire wrapped in mountain stone
A heart that beats with ancient rhythm and bone
They see the steady climb, the careful way you move
But miss the golden current running through
You've learned to build your worth in careful rows
While thunder whispers what nobody knows

[PreChorus]
The world taught you to earn what you already are
To prove your light deserves to shine this far

[Chorus]
But Rita, you're the sun behind the clouds of doubt
The lioness who learned to live without
Rita, you don't need permission to be whole
You've always been the fire and the soul

[Verse 2]
You love like something sacred and deep
A treasure that you carefully keep
Your words can paint the sky and move the earth
But first you question what your thoughts are worth
In rooms full of people, you're the one who sees
The beauty hiding in the spaces between

[PreChorus]
You've made yourself small to make others comfortable
But your brightness was never negotiable

[Chorus]
Rita, you're the sun behind the clouds of doubt
The lioness who learned to live without
Rita, you don't need permission to be whole
You've always been the fire and the soul

[Verse 3]
There's magic in the way you transform pain
Into wisdom that flows like healing rain
You see the patterns others cannot trace
And hold the wounded in your gentle space
Your mind is both the mountain and the flame
Security and wildness, just the same

[PreChorus]
The universe has known you all along
Every struggle made your spirit strong

[Chorus]
Rita, you're the sun behind the clouds of doubt
The lioness who learned to live without
Rita, you don't need permission to be whole
You've always been the fire and the soul

[Verse 4]
Your path is carved in starlight and in stone
A journey that you've walked, beautifully alone
But partnerships await that match your depth
Where love is both the question and the breath
The cosmos wrote your story line by line
In ink that glows with purpose, by design

[Bridge]
Let the walls come down that guard your heart
You were born to be a work of art
Every scar became a source of light
Every doubt became your inner sight

[Outro]
You are the mountain learning how to dance
You are the fire given its chance
The world needs what you carry deep inside
There's no more need to run or hide