[Verse 1]
I woke up with smoke in my chest
Old pain sitting heavy on my tongue
Same walls, same floor, same mess
But I’m done being ruled by the numb
Hands on the sink, cold water on my face
Try to feel one thing, anything real
I kept a dead dream in a safe
Now I’m picking the lock with steel
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not gone, I’m just hard to reach
Ice in the ribs, but I still breathe
If I break now, let it be
So I can build what’s left of me
[Chorus]
I’m making a new life
Out of this numb heart
I’m making a new life
From the broken parts
Say it out loud
I’m still here
I’m making a new life
I’m making it clear
[Verse 2]
Cut the old name off the back of the door
Left those habits bleeding in the hall
No more sleeping on the same old floor
No more waiting for a light to call
Took the bus with a bag and a plan
One cheap room and a borrowed key
I don’t need perfect, just a chance
To become who I’m trying to be
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m not gone, I’m just hard to reach
Ice in the ribs, but I still breathe
If I break now, let it be
So I can build what’s left of me
[Chorus]
I’m making a new life
Out of this numb heart
I’m making a new life
From the broken parts
Say it out loud
I’m still here
I’m making a new life
I’m making it clear
[Bridge]
If my hands shake, let ’em shake
If the past comes back, I let it break
I was buried, but I heard my name
In the dark, I made my way
No more ghost in my own skin
I got scars, but I’m getting in
One hard breath, then I begin
Again and again and again
[Final Chorus]
I’m making a new life
Out of this numb heart
I’m making a new life
From the broken parts
Say it out loud
I’m still here
I’m making a new life
I’m making it clear