[Intro]
Hands together
Head down
You can pray for me
But I still stand my ground
[Verse 1]
Face numb, legs locked
Whole world yelling "stay"
Old wounds screaming in my bones
Pride say "push anyway"
You look at me with that mercy
Like I'm something to be spared
I see pity in your grip
That’s the thing I never wear
Body shaking on the canvas
Vision red at the brim
Every nerve saying "give up"
Heart saying "break him"
You bow like I'm already gone
Like my chapter’s through
I tap your wrist like "wake up"
I'm not done with you
[Chorus]
Pray for me, then swing on me
If I still breathe, you ain't beat me
If my eyes open, I’m still in it
If my heart drummin, I’m still with it
Pray for me, then swing on me
Every scar here came to free me
If I can move even just one inch
That’s enough to throw a fist
[Verse 2]
Your hands pressed to the floor
Like you asking sky "forgive"
But I ain’t asking any god
For permission just to live
You kneel there, giant shadow
I’m a fracture on the mat
But my will weigh more than mountains
I can carry all of that
Jaw tight, blood on my tongue
I ain't biting on regret
Every time they say it's over
I rewrite what "over" meant
I don't need a halo, rival
I need you at your prime
If you crying while you fight me
Then you wasting both our time
[Chorus]
Pray for me, then swing on me
If I still breathe, you ain't beat me
If my eyes open, I’m still in it
If my heart drummin, I’m still with it
Pray for me, then swing on me
Every scar here came to free me
If I can move even just one inch
That’s enough to throw a fist
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
If I can clench this hand
I can crack that stone
If I can taste this pain
I am not going home
Raise your faith like a shield
Raise your wrath like a blade
I’d rather fall in the flame
Than live safe in the shade
[Chorus]