[Verse 1]
Ash on my sleeves
Smoke in my hair
I lost the whole room
But I stayed right there
Hands were shaking
Knees like wire
Still I kept moving
Through the breaker fire
[Pre-Chorus]
I heard them say
"That’s the end of you"
I bit down hard
And cut right through
One more step
Then one more breath
I felt that ember
Laugh at death
[Chorus]
I survived because
(the fire inside me)
Burned brighter than
(the fire around me)
I stood my ground
I did not fold
I turned to gold
In the heat of the hold
[Verse 2]
Broken glass floor
Boots on the wreck
Heart with a scar
Across my chest
No silver rescue
No easy light
Just that red fierce spark
Keeping me alive
[Pre-Chorus]
They tried to name me
Lost and gone
But every scar
Kept singing on
One more step
Then one more breath
I felt that ember
Laugh at death
[Chorus]
I survived because
(the fire inside me)
Burned brighter than
(the fire around me)
I stood my ground
I did not fold
I turned to gold
In the heat of the hold
[Bridge]
Let it roar
Let it rise
I found my face
In the smoke and sky
You can break the frame
You can shake the room
But you can't kill what
Still blooms in the gloom
[Final Chorus]
I survived because
(the fire inside me)
Burned brighter than
(the fire around me)
I wore the scars
Like a crown of stone
I came back loud
And I came back home
I survived because
(the fire inside me)
Burned brighter than
(the fire around me)