Verse 1
Morning light cuts through the blinds
Another night I didn’t sleep
Every step a reminder
Of promises my body couldn’t keep
Ice packs, pills, and prayers
Talking to a knee that won’t reply
The mirror sees a fighter
But the pain sees through the lie
Pre-Chorus
They don’t hear the cracking silence
When the house is still at three
They only see the medals
Never what it costs to be me
Chorus
It’s the ache you can’t explain
And the fire that never rests
It’s the weight inside my chest
And the pain inside my legs
I bend but I don’t break
Even when I’m crawling through
I’ve lost parts of who I was
But I won’t lose what I can do
Verse 2
Doctors talk in numbers
Weeks and scars and “you’ll be fine”
But time moves different
When you’re racing your own mind
Everyone expects a win
Even when you barely stand
They don’t feel the stabbing truth
Every time my foot hits land
Pre-Chorus
I’ve learned how to smile bleeding
Make the hurt look clean and calm
But inside there’s a war zone
And no one hears the bomb
Chorus
It’s the ache you can’t explain
And the fire that never rests
It’s the weight inside my chest
And the pain inside my legs
I bend but I don’t break
Even when I’m crawling through
I’ve lost parts of who I was
But I won’t lose what I can do
Bridge
Some nights I ask the dark
“Is this the price for being strong?”
Can I still be number one
If my body’s screaming wrong?
But pain doesn’t write the ending
And scars don’t choose my name
If this is the test I’m given
I’ll still show up to the game
Breakdown (quiet)
I rehab in the shadows
While the world keeps moving fast
Learning how to love the fight
Not the body I once had
Final Chorus
It’s the hurt they’ll never see
And the strength they’ll never take
I’ve been built by every loss
And every bone that had to ache
If I fall, I fall forward
If I’m broken, I rebuild
I’m still standing on one leg
On a heart that won’t be killed
Outro
Yeah… I’m still here
Still breathing through the pain
Still chasing something bigger
Than comfort…
Than fear…
Than yesterday.
