[Verse 1]
They tried to name my shape
With a hundred heavy hands
Folded up my edges
Said I’d never make my stand
I kept a little blue pen
In the pocket of my jeans
Every scar I’ve carried
Turns to ink beneath the seams
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been bent, I’ve been bruised
Still I’m standing in the frame
Every tear I’ve swallowed
Writes another part of me
[Chorus]
I write my own story
Line by line
I write my own story
I’m still alive
When the page gets torn
I keep going hard
I write my own story
With my own scar
[Verse 2]
Some nights the room goes cold
And the doubt comes back to stay
It says “stay where they left you”
But I send it far away
I learned my voice is thunder
When I need it, it can rise
Even when my hands shake
I still sign my name in fire
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been bent, I’ve been bruised
Still I’m standing in the frame
Every break I thought would end me
Gave me more to say
[Chorus]
I write my own story
Line by line
I write my own story
I’m still alive
When the page gets torn
I keep going hard
I write my own story
With my own scar
[Bridge]
No one gets to hold the pen
No one gets to close my eyes
I can be the wound and the wonder
I can be the fall and rise
[Final Chorus]
I write my own story
Line by line
I write my own story
I’m still alive
When the page gets torn
I keep going hard
I write my own story
With my own scar
I write my own story
Say my name
I write my own story
Through the pain
When the page gets torn
I keep going hard
I write my own story
With my own scar