[Verse 1]
Thank you for the cut
Thank you for the bruise
Thank you for the room
I had to lose
Evil in the faces
Evil in the grin
Mean people talking
Trying to get in
Nasty people showed me
What I won’t become
Left me in the fire
Still, I came out numb
But I kept my name
Kept my spine
Kept a little hope
Buried in the crime
[Pre-Chorus]
I was bent, not broken
I was raw, not gone
Every hit they threw me
Built my armor on
[Chorus]
Evil taught me that
I love myself
Evil taught me that
I don’t need help
From their poison mouths
From their hands of shame
I took every scar
And I wore my name
Evil taught me that
I love myself
Evil taught me that
I don’t need help
[Verse 2]
They wanted me smaller
Wanted me scared
Wanted me quiet
Wanted me there
On my knees for their laughter
Down in the mud
I learned who my people are
I learned my blood
I learned how to stand
When the world got cold
I learned my heart
Can’t be bought or sold
So thank you for the lesson
Thank you for the test
You tried to bury me
You woke up my best
[Pre-Chorus]
I was bent, not broken
I was raw, not gone
Every hit they threw me
Built my armor on
[Chorus]
Evil taught me that
I love myself
Evil taught me that
I don’t need help
From their poison mouths
From their hands of shame
I took every scar
And I wore my name
Evil taught me that
I love myself
Evil taught me that
I don’t need help
[Bridge]
Now I look in the mirror
And I don’t flinch
I know what I carry
I know what it meant
You can throw your darkness
You can throw your lies
I made a home
Out of all your fire
[Final Chorus]
Evil taught me that
I love myself
Evil taught me that
I don’t need help
From their poison mouths
From their hands of shame
I took every scar
And I wore my name
Evil taught me that
I love myself
Evil taught me that
I don’t need help
I walked through the wreckage
And I came back clean
Thank you for everything
That made me me