Scars turn to wings

(Verse 1)

Cracked mirror staring back, a stranger I barely know

Another sunrise paints the cracks, where did the good times go?

Yeah, the floorboards creak with heavy steps, each one a yesterday

Tried to outrun the aftermath, but shadows always stay

(Chorus)

Yeah I've been wounded, should be jaded...

faith should be broken and hope should be faded...

Open wounds bleeding out every painful memory...

But like the chrysalis uses magic to..turn a lonely caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly...these wounds become scars, those scars become my wings..

(Verse 2)

My life's a tangled, knotted thread, a complicated scene

Don't point the finger, shake your head, if you can't intervene

The pressure cooker's always on, a constant, burning fire

Some folks just pack their bags and gone, fueled by their own desire

And honestly, there were dark nights, a whisper in my head

Saying "Just walk away from the fights," wishing I was dead

But something anchors me right here, a stubborn, inner fight

To face the demons, quell the fear, and step back into the light

(Chorus)

Yeah I've been wounded, should be jaded...

faith should be broken and hope should be faded...

Open wounds bleeding out every painful memory...

But like the chrysalis uses magic to turn a lonely caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly, these wounds become scars, those scars become my wings..

(Bridge)

Down and out, a soul laid bare, spilled out into the void

Each salty tear, a captured prayer, a pain I couldn't avoid

But deep inside, a fire burns, a spirit forged in heat

This backbone bends but never turns, can't admit defeat

This blood that flows, a wilder stream, a lineage bold and true

From battle cries to mountain dreams, I'll see this journey through

(Chorus)

Yeah I've been wounded, should be jaded...

faith should be broken and hope should be faded...

Open wounds bleeding out every painful memory...

But like the chrysalis uses magic to turn a lonely caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly, these wounds become scars, those scars become my wings..

(Outro)

Yeah, I'll make it through, changed in the fire's glow

These scars I wear, a vibrant show, a testament to grow

My scars are my wings, watch me fly so high

Proof that I lived, beneath a stormy sky.