[Verse 1]
We’re a survivor, but the pain remains
Old scars talk loud when it starts to rain
I kept my head up, still felt the weight
Carried that hurt like a heavy chain
Some nights I folded, some nights I stood
Learned how to bleed and still do good
If you saw my hands, you’d know what they’ve done
Built from the break, still here, still one
[Pre-Chorus]
We gonna heal?
I hope one day
Tell me the wound
Can learn to fade
We’re still here
Still got breath
Still got names
Still got depth
[Chorus]
We’re a survivor
But the pain remains
We’re a survivor
Still hear those names
We gonna heal?
I hope one day
If our story saves
Then we speak and stay
[Verse 2]
We’re a survivor, but the memories remain
Flash in my chest like a sudden train
I know that door, I know that face
Know how a bad day can take its place
But I seen my people hold each other up
Soup on the stove and a borrowed cup
A hand on the shoulder, a truth so plain
We don’t go back, but we break the chain
[Pre-Chorus]
We gonna heal?
I hope one day
Tell me the wound
Can learn to fade
We’re still here
Still got breath
Still got names
Still got depth
[Chorus]
We’re a survivor
But the pain remains
We’re a survivor
Still hear those names
We gonna heal?
I hope one day
If our story saves
Then we speak and stay
[Bridge]
If our story could save a life
I’d tell it raw, I’d tell it right
Not for applause, not for the shine
Just so somebody else survives
[Final Chorus]
We’re a survivor
But the pain remains
We’re a survivor
Still hear those names
We gonna heal?
I hope one day
If our story saves
Then we speak and stay
We’re a survivor
We don’t turn away
We’re a survivor
We’re learning each day