[Verse 1]
Yeah I fell
Hard on that cold floor
Same four walls
Same old war
People I trusted
Turned to a closed door
I kept receipts
Now I don't keep score
Heart broke
But I still breathe
Tore that page out
Rolled up my sleeves
Looked in the mirror like
“Girl, you free”
Past in the rearview
It don't own me (nah)
[Chorus]
I'm getting back up
Even when it hurts my knees
I been cut deep
But I still bleed dreams
I won't let old ghosts
Tell me who to be
I'm done with that story
That story ain't me
I'm getting back up
Yeah, I choose me this time
All of those memories
Staying behind
I won't let yesterday
Poison my mind
I'm stronger than the pain
Stronger than the climb (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Used to replay
Every wrong word said
Every late-night text
Living in my head
Now I hit “block”
Then I hit my bed
Wake up, glow up
Future instead
They said I'm “too much”
Now they see my shine
Said I'd fall off
Guess I'm right on time
Scars on my skin
But the wound's refined
Turned every bruise
To a battle design (ooh)
[Chorus]
I'm getting back up
Even when it hurts my knees
I been cut deep
But I still bleed dreams
I won't let old ghosts
Tell me who to be
I'm done with that story
That story ain't me
I'm getting back up
Yeah, I choose me this time
All of those memories
Staying behind
I won't let yesterday
Poison my mind
I'm stronger than the pain
Stronger than the climb (stronger)
[Bridge]
Leave it, leave it
Right at the curb
All of that weight
Ain't what I deserve
Believe it, believe it
Say it in words
I am the storm now
Watch how I turn (hey!)
[Chorus]
I'm getting back up
Even when it hurts my knees
I been cut deep
But I still bleed dreams
I won't let old ghosts
Tell me who to be
I'm done with that story
That story ain't me
I'm getting back up
Yeah, I choose me this time
All of those memories
Staying behind
I won't let yesterday
Poison my mind
I'm stronger than the pain
Stronger every time