[Intro]
When the night puts a blade to the door
I remember what I’m fighting for
[Verse 1]
Salt on my lips, dust in my eyes
A cracked old shield beneath a bruised sky
You call my name from the edge of the flame
So I rise with the weight of your pain
The road took blood, the mountain took skin
Every defeat left a mark within
But I learned the heart is a stubborn thing
It breaks, then beats, then learns to swing
[Pre-Chorus]
Let the thunder gather
Let the dark descend
I have lost before
I will not lose you again
[Chorus]
I will not bow, I will not break
I’ll stand in the fire for your sake
When every bone says, “Stay down,”
I’ll drag my soul from the ground
Till my last breath leaves my chest
I’ll guard the ones I love the best
No matter how hard the heavens fall
I’ll rise again, I’ll face it all
[Verse 2]
Black iron rain on the ruined town
A thousand voices trying to drown us out
But hope wears scars and remembers the way
Through the teeth of the longest day
I’ve seen proud kings turn to dust
Seen bright promises corrode into rust
Still your hand found mine in the smoke
And that was all the oath I ever spoke
[Pre-Chorus]
Let the giants tower
Let the old walls bend
I have fallen farther
I will climb again
[Chorus]
I will not bow, I will not break
I’ll stand in the fire for your sake
When every bone says, “Stay down,”
I’ll drag my soul from the ground
Till my last breath leaves my chest
I’ll guard the ones I love the best
No matter how hard the heavens fall
I’ll rise again, I’ll face it all
[Bridge]
If I’m the last light burning
Then let me burn bright
If I’m the last one standing
I’ll make a path through the night
For every hand that trusted me
For every heart behind these walls
I’ll turn my fear into a blade
And meet the dark before it calls
[Breakdown]
Get back up
Breathe through the pain
Get back up
Stand in the rain
Get back up
Again and again
As long as you’re here
This is not the end
[Final Chorus]
I will not bow, I will not break
I’ll stand in the fire for your sake
When every bone says, “Stay down,”
I’ll tear the silence from the ground
Till my last breath leaves my chest
I’ll guard the ones I love the best
No matter how hard the heavens fall
I’ll rise again, I’ll face it all
[Outro]
And if my voice fades into the dawn
The promise I made will carry on
Never give up, never retreat
I’ll find my feet, I’ll find my feet