Some days I can barely breathe
Shadows chase the light in me
Tears fall like they’ve got somewhere to be
But I stand, even if I’m on my knees
Learned to smile with a shattered face
Laughed while running from the pain
Built my strength in a silent war
No one knew what I was fighting for
(Pre-Chorus)
And they say, “You’re too much, not enough”
But I’ve had lies dressed up as love
Still I rise, every damn day
Even when the skies won’t change
(Chorus)
I keep going anyway
With the cracks and the scars and the weight
Got a soul dog by my side
Ollie sees the hurt I hide
I’ve been burned, I’ve been used
But I’m still here, living proof
That even with a broken heart
You can still make healing art
Yeah, I keep going anyway
(Verse 2)
You don’t forget what they stole
But you fight like hell to take back your soul
Their love was a prison I called home
Now I walk free, even when I walk alone
I talk to the stars when I can’t sleep
Ollie lays his head on me
Like he knows when my world’s caving in
He reminds me how to breathe again
(Pre-Chorus)
And they say, “Get over it, move on”
But I’ve been surviving all along
Tried to dim me, take my flame
But I light up just the same
(Chorus)
I keep going anyway
With the cracks and the scars and the weight
Got a soul dog by my side
Ollie sees the hurt I hide
I’ve been burned, I’ve been used
But I’m still here, living proof
That even with a broken heart
You can still make healing art
Yeah, I keep going anyway
(Bridge)
Every fall, every fight
Made me sharper, made me write
Every tear, every bruise
Is a verse I refuse to lose
I’m not what they tried to break
I’m the comeback they can’t fake
(Final Chorus)
So I keep going anyway
With the storm still in my wake
Got my heartbeat, got my light
And Ollie curled up by my side
I’ve been torn, I’ve been tried
But I’m still here, I survived
Yeah, even when I’m not okay
I keep going anyway
(Outro)
I keep going anyway…
Me and Ollie, come what may.
