[Verse 1]
There’s a courtroom in my skull
Every fear has brought a case
They read my failures one by one
And put a sentence on my name
But I found a match beneath the floor
In the wreckage of the night
If I’m still breathing, I’m not done
I’m still here to start the fight
[Pre-Chorus]
Let them rattle every chain
Let them promise I will break
I have crawled through worse than this
And I’m wide awake
[Chorus]
I won’t bow to the demons in my head
I won’t live by every cruel thing they said
With a cracked-up heart and a fist held high
I’ll drag my doubt into the open sky
I was counted out, but I’m not dead
I believe in the fire I have left
When the odds come down like a loaded gun
I’ll stand my ground till the battle’s won
[Verse 2]
There are names carved in the walls
Of the people I used to be
Every version left a scar
Every scar still answers me
I’ve been carrying a mountain
In a coat too thin for cold
Now I’m turning all that weight
Into something I can hold
[Pre-Chorus]
Let the worst days bare their teeth
Let the silence test my faith
I have learned the road back home
Is a road I make
[Chorus]
I won’t bow to the demons in my head
I won’t live by every cruel thing they said
With a cracked-up heart and a fist held high
I’ll drag my doubt into the open sky
I was counted out, but I’m not dead
I believe in the fire I have left
When the odds come down like a loaded gun
I’ll stand my ground till the battle’s won
[Bridge]
If I fall, I’ll fall forward
If I bleed, I’ll mark the way
Every breath becomes a promise
I am not the price I paid
No more handing over pieces
No more sleeping on the floor
I can hear my own voice rising
And it’s louder than before
[Final Chorus]
I won’t bow to the demons in my head
I won’t live by every cruel thing they said
With a cracked-up heart and a fist held high
I’ll drag my doubt into the open sky
I was counted out, but I’m not dead
I believe in the fire I have left
When the odds come down like a loaded gun
I’ll stand my ground till the battle’s won
[Outro]
The battle’s won
The battle’s won
I came back believing
The battle’s won