Nearly Broken

[Verse 1]
Knuckles split on the concrete
Teeth grit
Yeah
I taste my doubts
Every scar is a secret
Every breath is a battle shout
You point at all of my fractures
Say I’m hanging by a thread
But I’ve slept by open caskets
And laughed in the face of dread
[Chorus]
I’ve fought demons scarier than you
I’ve bled harder and I made it through
I’m cracked
I’m scarred
But I won’t forget
I’m nearly broken
I’m not broken yet
I’m nearly broken
I’m not broken yet (oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
Spit rust
Lungs full of embers
I’ve been dragged through my worst nights
Every fall I remember
Turns my fear into fistfights
You think this pain is my ending
It just sharpens up my blade
I don’t bend
I do the bending
I’m the storm that you misplayed
[Chorus]
I’ve fought demons scarier than you
I’ve bled harder and I made it through
I’m cracked
I’m scarred
But I won’t forget
I’m nearly broken
I’m not broken yet
I’m nearly broken
I’m not broken yet (hey!)
[Bridge]
Whispers in the dark
Say “stay down
Give in”
But I chew that curse
Spit it back with a grin
You’ll see what I am
When I’m pressed to the edge
I’m the last lone hand
Still clutching the ledge
[Bass Solo]
[low
Snarling bass lead over pounding toms
Building into full-band hit]
[Chorus]
I’ve fought demons scarier than you
I’ve bled harder and I made it through
I’m cracked
I’m scarred
But I won’t forget
I’m nearly broken
I’m not broken yet
I’ve fought demons scarier than you
I’ve bled harder and I made it through
Scream my name till there’s nothing left
I’m nearly broken
I’m not broken yet
I’m nearly broken
I’m not broken yet (not yet!)

rock, Hybrid 80s metal: male vocals over chugging rhythm guitars, galloping bass, and sharp double-kick. Verses sit in a tight thrash groove; chorus opens up with big hard-rock gang shouts. Bridge drops to a snarling bass solo with sparse toms, then everything slams back in at speed-metal tempo for the final chorus. Soaring lead guitar harmonies in the outro., thrash metal, speed metal, metal, hard rock