[Intro- Lone acoustic guitar, distant steel guitar, soft kick drum enters after 4 bars. Spoken/Sung Softly]
They said hard times build character…
Funny thing is…
Nobody ever asks if character gets tired.
[Verse 1- Acoustic guitar, steady bass, light brushes on snare. Warm but melancholy.]
I got scars that don’t show up in pictures,
Stories hidden underneath my skin,
I’ve watched doors slam shut behind me,
And still found another way back in.
I’ve worn heartbreak like a leather jacket,
Too stubborn just to lay it down,
Some nights felt like a hundred winters,
With nobody else around.
[Pre-Chorus- Drums build. Electric guitar begins swelling underneath.]
Every storm tried to teach me something,
Every loss left a mark somewhere…
[Chorus- Full band enters. Driving drums, soaring electric guitar, powerful harmonies.]
I was built from bad days,
Long nights and hard roads,
Broken hearts, wrong turns,
And carrying heavy loads.
I was forged in the fire,
Where the weak get left behind,
Every crack became my armor,
Every wound became a sign.
Life kept swinging,
But I learned how to stand,
I wasn’t built for easy…
I was built from bad days.
[Verse 2- Pull back slightly. Bass and drums stay steady while electric guitar picks around vocal.]
I’ve cried tears nobody witnessed,
Laughed when everything went wrong,
Learned sometimes the strongest people
Are the ones barely holding on.
I’ve lost faith and found it later,
Somewhere down a dusty road,
Turns out surviving isn’t pretty,
But it makes a hell of a soul.
[Pre-Chorus- Rising toms, harmony vocals enter.]
Every bruise became a lesson,
Every setback made me brave…
[Chorus- Bigger than before. Added harmony stack and crashing cymbals.]
I was built from bad days,
Long nights and hard roads,
Broken hearts, wrong turns,
And carrying heavy loads.
I was forged in the fire,
Where the weak get left behind,
Every crack became my armor,
Every wound became a sign.
Life kept swinging,
But I learned how to stand,
I wasn’t built for easy…
I was built from bad days.
[Bridge- Everything drops except piano and acoustic guitar. Emotional and intimate.]
There were mornings I felt defeated,
There were nights I couldn’t see,
But every battle that tried to break me
Just built another piece of me.
Now the ghosts don’t scare me,
And the rain don’t make me run,
I’ve survived too many endings
To be afraid of another one.
[Final Chorus- Full power. Layered harmonies, lead guitar soaring, huge drums.]
I was built from bad days,
From the ashes and the smoke,
From promises that shattered,
And dreams that nearly broke.
I was forged in the fire,
Where the strongest hearts are made,
Every chapter tried to bury me,
But I climbed right from the grave.
Life kept swinging,
But I learned how to stand,
I wasn’t built for easy…
I was built from bad days.
[Outro-Electric guitar solo over acoustic strumming. Drums gradually fade.]
[Final Line]
Some people are made from sunshine…
Some of us are made from storms.
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