[Verse 1]
You knew my door by heart
Like it was yours to break
Your words came sharp and cold
Then your fist would make me shake
I learned the sound of fear
On the floorboards by my bed
Counted every quiet hour
To keep my own head
[Pre-Chorus]
But I found a crack of dawn
Under all that weight
I put my name back on
I was not your shape
[Chorus]
I made it out alive
I made it out alive
You don’t get my voice
You don’t get my life
I made it out alive
I made it out alive
I was buried in that fire
Now I stand, I survive
[Verse 2]
There were bruises in my sleeves
And a lie behind my smile
I kept saying I was fine
For a little while
Neighbors heard the walls
Friends saw the fading light
I was walking on a wire
Trying to survive
[Pre-Chorus]
But I found a crack of dawn
Under all that weight
I put my name back on
I was not your shape
[Chorus]
I made it out alive
I made it out alive
You don’t get my voice
You don’t get my life
I made it out alive
I made it out alive
I was buried in that fire
Now I stand, I survive
[Bridge]
And if I tremble, let me
I’m still here to feel
Every scar I carry
Proves that I am real
I was not your shadow
I was never yours to keep
I broke the lock, I opened up
And I got back me
[Final Chorus]
I made it out alive
I made it out alive
You don’t get my voice
You don’t get my life
I made it out alive
I made it out alive
I was buried in that fire
Now I stand, I survive
(I made it out alive)
(I survive)