[Verse 1]
They drew a line
Said "stay inside it
Stay in line"
Stamped my name
On a number I could never claim
Packed my heart
In a backpack
Map and candy bars
Streetlights fade
As the border of my world gives way
[Pre-Chorus]
I used to bow my head
To every "you can't"
Now every "never" sounds
Like a starting gun
[Chorus]
Dreams run wild when they tell us "stop"
We climb higher when they say "get off"
I found my people on the edge of the unknown
Hands held out like a burning torch
We write freedom on a broken wall
Turn our scars into flags we can carry home
This is who I am
I am not alone
[Verse 2]
She wore boots
Full of holes and quiet attitude
He stitched stars
On his jacket like a battle scar
We shared names
Over playlists and our childhood games
Three misfits
Building kingdoms out of outlaw grit
[Pre-Chorus]
We used to bite our tongues
Till they tasted rust
Now every trembled word
Is a rising flood
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
They raise their towers
We plant our seeds
They write their orders
We write our needs
[low vocal register] "You don't belong" [/low vocal register]
We tear that sentence apart
[whispered vocals] Every outcast
Every exile
Every brokenhearted spark [/whispered vocals]
[crescendo]
Sing it louder
For the kids who had to hide
For the names they tried to wipe from every line
We are stories they can’t edit out this time
[Chorus]