[Verse 1]
Seventeen and shaking
With my hands on the sink
Too many voices saying
What to eat, what to think
I see the cracks in the posters
I hear the poison talk
They dress the truth in a costume
Then they tell me not to look
[Pre-Chorus]
But I can feel it
In my bones at night
If I don’t ask questions
Who will guard my light?
[Chorus]
I won’t fold, I won’t fold
I’m more than what they told
I won’t fold, I won’t fold
I can learn to hold my own
(hold my own)
I can learn to hold my own
[Verse 2]
They taught me to shrink my shadow
Smile when I feel too much
Call my fear a weakness
Then hand me another hush
But I’ve got my own heartbeat
Loud as a drum in rain
And every little honest answer
Cuts a window through the pain
[Pre-Chorus]
And I can feel it
When the room goes cold
Truth is not a cage
Truth can make me whole
[Chorus]
I won’t fold, I won’t fold
I’m more than what they told
I won’t fold, I won’t fold
I can learn to hold my own
(hold my own)
I can learn to hold my own
[Bridge]
If the world feels loaded
I’ll still open my eyes
I’ll check the names, the labels
I’ll ask for proof, not pride
I don’t need to be perfect
I just need a real way through
One breath, one step, one question
And I choose what’s true
[Final Chorus]
I won’t fold, I won’t fold
I’m more than what they told
I won’t fold, I won’t fold
I can learn to hold my own
(hold my own)
I can learn to hold my own
I can learn to hold my own