[Verse 1]
You tried to wear me down for years
Kept dragging my name through mud
You threw your weight, you fed my fear
Thought I’d fold for good
You set the trap, you pulled the knife
You smiled like I’d disappear
But I stayed standing in my life
I got a stronger skin from here
[Pre-Chorus]
And I took every hit
I took every fall
Now I see your shadow
Getting smaller in the wall
[Chorus]
You tried to take me down
It didn’t work
It made me harder now
It made me worse for you
I love what I have
I love what I learned
I’m a better person
From every burn
[Verse 2]
I know the shape of every bruise
I know the roads you made me walk
You tried to lock me in your rules
But I learned how to unlock
Now I eat good with honest hands
I sleep easy when I pray
What you meant to bury in the sand
Rose up anyway
[Pre-Chorus]
And I took every hit
I took every fall
Now I hear your echo
Crack and crawl the hall
[Chorus]
You tried to take me down
It didn’t work
It made me harder now
It made me worse for you
I love what I have
I love what I learned
I’m a better person
From every burn
[Bridge]
Now it’s falling apart around you
Boards give way and walls come loose
The weight you stacked is coming back
And I’m still standing through
No more blood on your hands
No more dirt on my name
I turned that pain into a road
And I walked out changed
[Final Chorus]
You tried to take me down
It didn’t work
It made me harder now
It made me worse for you
I love what I have
I love what I learned
I’m a better person
From every burn
You tried to take me down
It didn’t work
Now it’s falling apart
Around you