Man I've Made Myself by CoolPilot398 - Zona

Man I've Made Myself by CoolPilot398 - Zona

Lyrics

I’ve walked through fire just to find my name

Every sideways whisper, every crooked frame

Stood in the mirror till I knew my face

Not by their approval, but by my grace

Pre-Chorus

You can keep your questions, I don’t need your crown

I built this body, heart and soul from the ground

Chorus

I am the man I’ve made myself to be

Every scar a line in my biography

You can point, you can talk, you can roll your eyes

But I rise, I rise, I rise

Got a woman by my side for seven strong years

We’ve laughed, we’ve broken, we’ve outgrown our fears

Two little girls see a hero, not a lie on the shelf

And they love me as the man I’ve made myself

Verse 2

They said the world would break us in two

They said our love was something we’d lose

But we wore those words like secondhand clothes

Shook off the dust, now look how we glow

Pre-Chorus

We’ve got bills, we’ve got dreams, and we’ve got our fight

But we tuck them in safe every single night

Chorus

I am the man I’ve made myself to be

Every scar a line in my biography

You can point, you can talk, you can roll your eyes

But I rise, I rise, I rise

Got a woman by my side for seven strong years

We’ve laughed, we’ve broken, we’ve outgrown our fears

Two little girls see a hero, not a lie on the shelf

And they love me as the man I’ve made myself

Bridge

Eight years old, she’s drawing capes and crowns

Says, "Daddy, you’re the bravest one in town"

Six years old, she’s dancing on my feet

Says, "Promise me you’ll never leave"

And every time the world says I’m not enough

Their tiny hands remind me I’m more than tough

I’m every late night, every early dawn

Proof that being real is how you carry on

Breakdown

I don’t need permission to exist in this skin

I don’t need your map to know where I’ve been

Your judgment is a weight I refuse to hold

My life is my story, and I write it in gold

Chorus

I am the man I’ve made myself to be

Every scar a line in my biography

You can point, you can talk, you can roll your eyes

But I rise, I rise, I rise

Got a woman by my side for seven strong years

We’ve laughed, we’ve broken, we’ve outgrown our fears

Two little girls see a hero, not a lie on the shelf

And they love me as the man I’ve made myself

Outro

So here’s to the roads that we haven’t walked yet

To the promises made we will never forget

Let the world keep talking, we’ll just be ourselves

I’m their husband, I’m their father, I’m the man I’ve made myself