Wreckage and Chains

Verse 1)

I’ve got seventeen years fighting heat and the smoke

Seen the strongest of timbers turn to ash and to choke

Driving through hell, just trying to get to you.

People talk about fixing what’s broken and torn

But they’ve never stood in the eye of the storm.

(Chorus)

So don't tell me 'bout fixing what shattered apart

You can’t glue the pieces of a broken heart

I’ve learned from the fire, I’ve learned from the pain

You don't patch the link, you forge a new chain.

Yeah, looking back now, I finally see the view

It ain't about the old... it’s about building the new.

(Verse 2)

I was a man at 16, now a father of two

Fighting a war that the courts put me through

Writing my story bound in blood

Dragging my boots through the mud.

You post your quotes about life getting tough

But living the words... because there’s no other way.

(Chorus)

So don't tell me 'bout fixing what shattered apart

You can’t glue the pieces of a broken heart

I’ve learned from the fire, I’ve learned from the pain

You don't patch the link, you forge a new chain.

Yeah, looking back now, I finally see the view

It ain't about the old... it’s about building the new.

(Bridge)

(Tempo picks up, more aggression in the guitar)

They say "resilience" is just a word on a page

But for me it’s the fuel, and for me it’s the rage.

I take what is left, what the fire didn't take

And I build a foundation that nothing can shake.

The storm washed it clean, yeah the water ran high

But I’m still standing here... looking at the sky.

(Guitar Solo - Bluesy and soulful)

(Outro)

Yeah, the Unbroken Chain is the one that survives

It’s the thoughts of my broken heart , the fights, and the long, lonely nights.

So keep your pretty pictures, I’m living the truth.

I’m building it strong.

And I’m building it proof.