[Verse 1]
Wake up in the rubble, count my breath
Step over glass, step over death
Old backpack on, patched with tape
I chase down cans through the busted gate
Found a flashlight with a dying eye
Found a crowbar, now I can try
Found two bottles, found half a loaf
Every little scrap, yeah, keeps me afloat
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the moan in the next block over
I keep my head low, move a little slower
Map in my pocket, blood on the edge
One more street and I make that pledge
[Chorus]
I survive, I survive
Keep my name alive
I survive, I survive
Take what I need tonight
I survive, I survive
When the dead come by
I survive, I survive
Yeah, I survive
[Verse 2]
Raid the pharmacy, doors bent in
Pocket some bandages, maybe some tin
I got a wrench and a broken knife
And a hard-ass grin for this borrowed life
If the sky goes black, if the roads give out
I know the sound of a hungry crowd
I don't need much, just a little more
Water, a weapon, and one safe floor
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear the moan in the next block over
I keep my head low, move a little slower
Map in my pocket, blood on the edge
One more street and I make that pledge
[Chorus]
I survive, I survive
Keep my name alive
I survive, I survive
Take what I need tonight
I survive, I survive
When the dead come by
I survive, I survive
Yeah, I survive
[Bridge]
Half-step, hush now
Boots in the dust
If I can move now
I can outrun rust
One more door, one more chance
One more heartbeat, one more dance
[Final Chorus]
I survive, I survive
Keep my name alive
I survive, I survive
Take what I need tonight
I survive, I survive
When the dead come by
I survive, I survive
Yeah, I survive