[Verse 1]
Woke up with that weight again
Same old storm in a different skin
Every step feels razor thin
But I keep on walking
Keep on walking
Bruises under this old shirt
Silent stories of every hurt
Yeah it burns but I've learned
That the fire keeps me breathing
[Chorus]
We wear our scars like medals on our skin
Every cut
Every crack says "I still live"
Through the battles
Through the breaking
Through the pain that had us shaking
We fall
We bleed
We crawl
We scream
But we rise again
We rise again
[Verse 2]
Friends turned ghosts when the nights got long
Sat with fear till we both felt strong
Lost myself just to find what's gone
In the mirror of the morning
Tasted ashes
Swallowed pride
Buried dreams just to stay alive
Every tear I tried to hide
Built a river I can stand in
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] I was down on the floor
Fists to the ground
Mouth full of dirt
Heard that ringing sound
Thought "this is it
" then I heard my heart pound
One more round
One more round [crowd shout]
[crescendo] Now every crack in my bones is a battle cry
Every "why me" turned to "I’ll survive"
If I'm breathing
Then I'm not done fighting
I'm still fighting
[Chorus]