The sky is a sheet of bruised-up grey
And I’m standing in the thick of the pouring rain
Counting every scar like a roadmap line
Tracing back the moments I ran out of time
They say the gold is at the end of the road
But they don’t tell you how the iron feels when it’s cold
You can’t see the sun if you’ve never seen the night
You can’t know the peace if you’ve never had to fight.
(Pre-Chorus)
My knees are shaking, my breath is thin
But this is where the ghost ends and the life begins
Yeah, the pressure’s coming down.
(Chorus)
These are the days that define a real man
When the world falls apart, you do what you can
You gotta taste the salt to know the sweet
You gotta feel the pavement beneath your feet
Through the suffering, through the youth
This is the jagged way to your own truth
The hard times… they’re just the price of the light.
(Verse 2)
I used to look for the easy way out
Searching for a whisper in a room full of shout
But easy never taught me how to hold my ground
And easy never lifted me when I was down
There’s a muscle in the soul that only grows through the ache
A clarity that comes from every choice you make
Now I’m thankful for the hunger and the empty hands
Because a man who’s never lost never understands.
(Bridge)
(Half-time tempo, heavy distortion)
It’s the furnace.
It’s the forge.
It’s the weight you carry across the gorge.
It’s the silence after the storm has passed
Knowing you’re the one who was built to last!
Built to last!
(Guitar Solo - Gritty, melodic, building in intensity)
(Chorus)
These are the days that define a real man
When the world falls apart, you do what you can
You gotta taste the salt to know the sweet
You gotta feel the pavement beneath your feet
Through the suffering, through the youth
This is the jagged way to your own truth
The hard times… they’re just the price of the light.
(Outro)
The price of the light...
I can see it now.
The truth is heavy, but it’s mine.
(Fade out with a single, sustained guitar note)
It’s mine.
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