[Intro-Soft piano, lonely A- guitar, steel guitar, slow beat kick drum]
There’s a woman in the mirror
Still standing
Somehow.
[Verse 1- A-guitar, warm piano, gentle fiddle]
Every morning starts the same,
Wipe the hurt before it leaves a stain.
Paint a smile across cracked skin,
Pray today won’t pull me back again.
I’ve built these walls with broken hands,
Brick by brick from shifting sand.
People ask me why I’m cold
They’ve never carried what I hold.
[Pre-Chorus-Bass enters, toms building, emotional strings]
Trust don’t come in easy
Hope costs more than I can pay.
So I keep one eye on every door
Just in case they walk away.
[Chorus-Full band, soaring steel guitar,female vocal, crash drums]
I’m built out of bruises,
Held together by scars.
Still chasing tomorrow
While I’m dragging yesterday this far.
I fight back tears that nobody sees,
Learning how to breathe while I’m down on my knees.
I crave somebody
But nobody stays.
So I love from a distance
And survive another day.
[Verse 2- acoustic, haunting e-guitar swells]
Loneliness became my home,
Even when the room is full.
I miss the family I once knew
The laughs
The chaos
The Sunday afternoons.
Now silence eats beside my chair,
Empty pictures fill the air.
Everybody disappeared
Or maybe I just pushed them there.
[Pre-Chorus 2-Grow drums, emotional harms]
Court dates hanging over me,
Trying hard to walk that line.
One wrong step could steal tomorrow
One bad choice could steal my life.
[Chorus-Bigger drums, layered harms, E-guitar]
I’m built out of bruises,
Held together by scars.
Still chasing tomorrow
While I’m dragging yesterday this far.
I fight back tears that nobody sees,
Learning how to breathe while I’m down on my knees.
I crave somebody
But nobody stays.
So I love from a distance
And survive another day.
[Bridge-piano and cello, intimate vocal]
I’ve danced with demons
Called addiction by its name.
Watched it steal the light inside me
Then convinced me I should stay.
I’ve always loved the dangerous roads,
The ones that make my heartbeat race.
Freedom always wore handcuffs
Every thrill came with a price to pay.
I’m stubborn enough to fight the storm
Too proud to scream for help.
So I carry every battle
By myself.
[Breakdown-Low piano, whispered harmonies, soft kick drum]
Don’t mistake my silence for peace
I’m surviving.
Don’t mistake these walls for strength
They’re hiding.
I still dream somebody stays
Long enough
To prove me wrong.
[Final-full band, choir harms, guitar]
I’m built out of bruises,
Held together by scars.
Still reaching for heaven
With both hands full of my past.
I fight back tears that nobody sees,
Still finding the woman buried in me.
I still want affection
Still ache to belong.
Even shattered hearts keep beating
Even broken souls stay strong
No
I ain’t who I used to be
But I ain’t giving up on me.
[Outro-guitar,piano,strings]
Tomorrow…
I’ll fight the these tears again.
And if I fall
I’ll stand
Again.
Built out of bruises
Still standing.
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