[Verse 1]
Heart racing
Can’t name it
Same room
Feels dangerous
Fake smile
On my face, though
Mind loud
Like a stage show
Hands shake
But I stand here
Say “fine”
When I mean “scared”
I been
My own rival
Reading pain
Like a Bible
[Chorus]
This is how I fight my fear
Talking to the dark till it disappears
Yeah I fall, but I rise each time
I’m a cracked old bell
Still gonna chime
This is how I live through nights
Turning every bruise into battle stripes
I’m afraid, but I still walk blind
I got a little bit of light
And that’s mine (that’s mine)
[Verse 2]
Anxiety
In the front row
Clap hands
For my low blows
Depression
On my back seat
Whisper,
“Boy, you can’t beat me”
But I breathe in
Count five slow
Name things
In my window
One sky
Two cars passing
I’m here
And my heart’s still blasting (yeah)
[Chorus]
This is how I fight my fear
Talking to the dark till it disappears
Yeah I fall, but I rise each time
I’m a cracked old bell
Still gonna chime
This is how I live through nights
Turning every bruise into battle stripes
I’m afraid, but I still walk blind
I got a little bit of light
And that’s mine (that’s mine)
[Bridge]
I ain’t weak
‘Cause I feel this
Stronger ‘cause
I reveal it
Every tear
Is a war scar
Every “help”
Is a push start (hey)
If you’re down
You’re not done yet
Every hard breath
Is progress
[Chorus]
This is how we fight our fear
Talking to the dark till it disappears
Yeah we fall, but we rise each time
We’re a hundred cracked bells
Still gonna chime
This is how we live through nights
Turning every bruise into battle stripes
We’re afraid, but we still walk blind
We got a little bit of light
And that’s ours (that’s ours)