[Verse 1]
Used to fold up like paper
Every word cut me thin
Kept my heart in the corner
Didn’t let nobody in
Scrollin’ past my own reflection
Didn’t even know that girl
Now I’m lacing up my courage
Steppin’ back into my world (yeah)
[Pre-Chorus]
Every scar that I was hiding
Turns to armor when it shines
I was quiet, now I’m rising
You can hear it in my lines
[Chorus]
I stand tall and strong
Even when it all goes wrong
I’ve been breaking, I’ve been bent
But I never really broke for long
I stand tall and strong (so strong)
Every inch of me belongs
Right here, right now
Heart loud, head high
I stand tall and strong (oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
All the tears on my pillow
Taught me how to breathe deep
Turned the ache into echo
Into something I can keep
Yeah, they doubted, yeah, they whispered
Tried to push me off my way
Now they’re watching from the distance
As I step into my place (hey!)
[Pre-Chorus]
Every “no” they ever gave me
Built a staircase in my mind
Every fall that almost broke me
Made me sharper by design
[Chorus]
I stand tall and strong
Even when it all goes wrong
I’ve been breaking, I’ve been bent
But I never really broke for long
I stand tall and strong (so strong)
Every inch of me belongs
Right here, right now
Heart loud, head high
I stand tall and strong (woah)
[Bridge]
I’m not your doubt, I’m not your fear
I’m every “stay” that beat the “disappear”
Talk to the girl I was, tell her “hold on”
Look at me now, I became her song (yeah)
[Chorus]
I stand tall and strong
Even when it all goes wrong
I’ve been breaking, I’ve been bent
But I never really broke for long
I stand tall and strong (so strong)
Every inch of me belongs
Right here, right now
Heart loud, head high
I stand tall and strong (I stand tall and strong)