[Verse]
The crib was a raft on a sea of cries
Mothers spoke of holes in the skies
Their words were shadows
Their hands were flames
I stood alone
Learning my name
[Prechorus]
The night whispered
The floor creaked
I found my legs while the ceiling leaked
[Chorus]
Lonely nights
I stood so small
Lonely nights
Against it all
The echoes fell
The world grew wide
Lonely nights
I learned to rise
[Verse 2]
Babies wailing
The air was thin
Mothers ranting of cracks within
I watched the walls
They seemed to breathe
Each gasp a secret they wouldn’t leave
[Bridge]
Open holes
Open hearts
Torn apart
Torn apart
Standing up
Falling down
A quiet king without a crown
[Chorus]
Lonely nights
I stood so small
Lonely nights
Against it all
The echoes fell
The world grew wide
Lonely nights
I learned to rise