[Verse 1]
Took hits to the jaw, taste blood, taste rust
Friends turned ghost, had to sweep up trust
Cold nights on a floor that was hard as the truth
Mama prayin’ in the dark, holdin’ on to my youth
Got laughed at, passed up, last on the list
Turned that side-eye look to a clenched-up fist
Every “you ain’t gon’ make it” just fed me fuel
Now they study how I move like I’m night school
[Chorus]
Still standing
Both feet down, I ain’t movin’ for nothin’ (nah)
Still standing
Heart still loud when the whole world’s buzzin’ (yeah)
Knocked down ten, I get up eleven
If I’m breathin’, then I’m bettin’
Still standing
Still, still standing
[Verse 2]
Got scars like a roadmap, lines on my skin
Each one say “fall down,” each one say “win”
Lost days to the doubt, had to fight my own head
Felt fear in my chest like a stone in the bed
But I push when it’s heavy, lean in when it’s wild
Talk firm to the mirror like, “you that child”
Turn pain into pace, every step got a plan
I’m the proof what you break can come back and expand
[Bridge]
They tried to fold me, I creased back sharper
Storm got deep, but my roots grew harder
[low vocal register] If you listen real close, hear the crack then the chant
“I’m more than what hurt me, I’m more than I can’t”
[Chorus]