[Spoken Intro]
Yeah...
You ever look around and realize everything you thought would last... didn't?
The people...
The promises...
The version of yourself you used to be...
Sometimes life takes it all away.
But maybe that's not the end of the story.
Maybe losing everything teaches you what really matters.
Maybe the fire wasn't there to destroy you...
Maybe it was there to remake you.
[Verse 1 – Faster Flow]
I remember standing in the middle of the fallout
Trying to find a reason for the things I couldn't talk about
Every single promise that I built was breaking down
While I wore a fake smile underneath a heavy crown
Running through the memories, searching for a better day
Looking for the answers while the answers slipped away
Had to face the truth that I was hiding from myself
All the pain I carried couldn't stay up on the shelf
[Pre-Chorus]
And every scar became a lesson
Every tear became a prayer
When I thought I'd lost my direction
Something stronger met me there
[Chorus]
I walked through the ashes
Carried the weight of my mistakes
Fell down a hundred times
But I learned what it takes
Now the darkness behind me
Can't tell me who I am
I found redemption in the ruins
Now I'm stronger than I ever planned
Oh-oh-oh
Stronger than I ever planned
[Verse 2 – Faster Flow]
There were nights I sat awake wrestling with regret
Thinking about the chances and the things I can't forget
Every loss was weighing like a chain around my soul
But the pressure of the struggle started shaping me as a whole
Had to learn forgiveness wasn't weakness, it was strength
Had to walk through every mile and travel every length
Now the person in the mirror isn't who I was before
'Cause the storms that tried to break me built me stronger at the core
[Pre-Chorus]
Every fall became a stepping stone
Every wound began to close
The road was hard and unforgiving
But it led me where I chose
[Chorus]
I walked through the ashes
Carried the weight of my mistakes
Fell down a hundred times
But I learned what it takes
Now the darkness behind me
Can't tell me who I am
I found redemption in the ruins
Now I'm stronger than I ever planned
[Bridge]
I lost people I loved
Lost dreams I held tight
Lost parts of myself
In the middle of the fight
But what survived the storm
Couldn't be burned away
And the person standing here today
Was forged by yesterday
[Final Chorus]
I walked through the ashes
Found a fire that wouldn't die
Turned my pain into purpose
Turned my tears into light
Now I'm reaching toward tomorrow
With both feet on the ground
I found redemption in the ruins
And a strength I never found
Oh-oh-oh
I found redemption in the ruins
Oh-oh-oh
And now I'm finally found
[Outro]
The losses will always be part of my story...
But they don't get to write the ending.
I do.
AEROTGT
