[Verse 1]
They stare like I’m a rumor
A curse that learned to breathe
All their little pointed glances
Try to pin me underneath
Stone steps
Under that bridge
I heard every ugly word
Turned each one into armor
Til they cut me like they’re blurred
[Pre-Chorus]
You want a monster?
You made one
Babe
But I walk taller
Every name you gave
You think I’m cornered?
I redraw the line
All that poison
Ferments into wine
[Chorus]
Let the whole world hate me
I’ll still rise up just because
You can break my name
But you can’t touch what I’ve become
I am the crack in the ceiling
I am the storm in the flood
I stand my ground
I’m the hero that never was
[Verse 2]
Green eyes in the darkness
See through every crooked smile
Every “joke” they toss like daggers
I’ve been counting them a while
Your fear tastes kinda bitter
On your tongue when you say "stay down"
I’ve been living in your shadow
Now I’m burning out your doubt
[Pre-Chorus]
You want a target?
I’m off your grid
You wrote my story
But I rewrote the script
You call it weakness
When I show my scars
But they shine brighter
Than your borrowed stars
[Chorus]
Let the whole world hate me
I’ll still rise up just because
You can break my name
But you can’t touch what I’ve become
I am the crack in the ceiling
I am the storm in the flood
I stand my ground
I’m the hero that never was
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
All of those whispers
Never paid my dues
You fed the fire
Til it outgrew you
I’m done apologizing
For the space I take
I’m all the strength
You tried to break
[crescendo]
So carve my face
On the underside
Of the bridge you burned
When you ran and hid
I’ll guard this fear
Turn it into trust
I’m the one you begged for
When the stones turned to dust
[Chorus]
[Chorus]