[Verse 1]
I crawled through the ash
With my teeth in the mud
Every old version of me
Dripped out in the blood
I buried the doubt
Under broken glass
Now I stand in the wreckage
And I do not ask
[Pre-Chorus]
Count the scars
They point the way
I was less
I am more today
[Chorus]
Be the greatest I've been
Be the greatest I've been
Break my bones to the end
Be the greatest I've been
Greatest I've been
Greatest I've been
I will rise from the grit
Be the greatest I've been
[Verse 2]
Hands like hammers now
Heart like a war drum
They said stay small and quiet
I said watch me become
I cut off the weight
Let the dead things fall
Every fear that named me
I outlived them all
[Pre-Chorus]
Count the scars
They point the way
I was less
I am more today
[Chorus]
Be the greatest I've been
Be the greatest I've been
Break my bones to the end
Be the greatest I've been
Greatest I've been
Greatest I've been
I will rise from the grit
Be the greatest I've been
[Bridge]
Take the old name
Burn it out
I am the blade
And the blade comes out
No more crawling
No more chains
I was made in pressure
I was forged in pain
[Breakdown]
Speak it
Grit in my mouth
I am the fire
They could not put out
Scream it
Make it plain
I am becoming
What I came to make
[Final Chorus]
Be the greatest I've been
Be the greatest I've been
Break my bones to the end
Be the greatest I've been
Greatest I've been
Greatest I've been
I will rise from the grit
Be the greatest I've been