[Verse 1]
Life tied me down like rope on my wrists
Heart full of bruises, yeah, I’m checking the list
They said I’m too much, then they said I ain’t enough
Every word cut deep, had to call that bluff
Fell on the concrete, taste of the dirt
Eyes on the ceiling, drowning in hurt
But pain been a teacher, not a prison to me
I break every chain that they wish I don’t see
[Chorus]
Life hurts, but it don’t own me
(you can’t touch me)
I fall down hard, then I rise slowly
(get back up, get back up)
Life is a gift, I unwrap it my way
Don’t care what people say, don’t stand in my way
Take me to the islands in my mind, I’m free
Yeah, life tries to break me, but it don’t own me
[Verse 2]
They point fingers, talk loud, eyes full of doubt
Try to build a little box I can’t crawl out
I just laugh, brush it off like sand on my skin
You ain’t built my road, you can’t call where I’ve been
Every scar say “get up,” every setback speaks
“Run it back harder,” echoing for weeks
So I pack my fears, toss ’em out in the sea
Let the tide take ’em far, they ain’t living in me
[Chorus]
Life hurts, but it don’t own me
(you can’t touch me)
I fall down hard, then I rise slowly
(get back up, get back up)
Life is a gift, I unwrap it my way
Don’t care what people say, don’t stand in my way
Take me to the islands in my mind, I’m free
Yeah, life tries to break me, but it don’t own me
[Bridge]
Palm trees in my chest, breeze in my lungs
Sunrise in my thoughts, fire on my tongue (hey!)
If you ain’t here to love, better move, make space
I’m sailing to my peace, you can’t block my waves
[Chorus]
Life hurts, but it don’t own me
(you can’t touch me)
I fall down hard, then I rise slowly
(get back up, get back up)
Life is a gift, I unwrap it my way
Don’t care what people say, don’t stand in my way
Take me to the islands where my heart runs free
Yeah, life tries to break me, but it don’t own me