[Verse 1]
I kept the pieces
You left behind
The shattered edges
The crooked lines
I thought the wreckage
Was all I’d be
Till I learned broken things
Can still hold weight beneath
I found a hammer
Inside the hurt
Found something stronger
Under the dirt
Every crack
Every scar
Became a map
Of where we are
[Pre-Chorus]
I used to ask
Why me
Why this
Why now
Now I look at these hands
And I know how
[Chorus]
I was built from what broke me
Brick by brick
Scar by scar
Every piece that tried to end me
Made me harder than I was
You can call it ruin
You can call it pain
I call it the foundation
Of the man that still remains
I was built
From what broke me
[Verse 2]
I learned to carry
Without a chain
Learned how to stand
Inside the rain
I stopped pretending
The past was gone
Started using every fracture
As something to build on
I don’t need saving
From where I’ve been
I know the places
The light gets in
And every wall
I build today
Has a piece of yesterday
[Pre-Chorus]
The fire took
What couldn’t stay
The fall showed me
What wouldn’t break
[Chorus]
I was built from what broke me
Brick by brick
Scar by scar
Every piece that tried to end me
Made me harder than I was
You can call it ruin
You can call it pain
I call it the foundation
Of the man that still remains
I was built
From what broke me
[Bridge – stripped]
I don’t thank the hands
That hurt me
I don’t worship
What went wrong
But I’ll never waste the damage
If I can turn it into strong
Every splinter
Every stone
Every night I stood alone
I took the wreckage
And made it home
[Build]
Give me the ruins
Give me the weight
Give me the pieces
You thought I’d hate
I’ve learned the shape
Of every scar
And now I know
Exactly what they are
[Final Chorus – massive]
I was built from what broke me
Brick by brick
Scar by scar
Every loss became a lesson
Every wound became a part
You can call it ruin
You can call it pain
But every piece that tried to end me
Helped me build myself again
I was built
From what broke me
[Outro]
You left me ruins
I learned how to build
And this time
The walls are mine.