[Verse 1]
Got scars in the mirror
but I wear 'em like proof
Had the weight on my back
now I bend, then I boost
Mama said keep moving
when the floor got cold
I was down in the mud
still I found my gold
Sleeves full of bruises
mind full of noise
Every loss made a map
every crack made a voice
I was broke, I was bent
I was fed up, lit
Now I step in the room
with a whole new grip
[Pre-Chorus]
Feel that fire come up
from the low in my chest
What tried to bury me deep
now it knows I'm blessed
Hands up, head up
I don't fold, I rise
Turn that hurt to a hammer
watch me build my life
[Chorus]
Pain to power
watch me rise
Pain to power
right in my eyes
Pain to power
say my name
I was hurt
now I run this flame (run this flame)
Pain to power
ain't no shame
Pain to power
I own that pain
Pain to power
hear me now
What broke me once
made me unbowed (made me unbowed)
[Verse 2]
I kept a list of the nights
I thought I'd disappear
Every tear hit the page
made the next move clear
I don't pray for a rescue
I make room for the win
Put my back in the storm
then I step through it grin
They wanted me quiet
wanted me small
But I learned how to turn
every hit into wall
Then a wall into stairs
then a stair into view
Now the same old doubt
can't get close to my boots
[Bridge]
[Half-time]
Let it burn, let it cut
I can take it
Let it shake, let it test
I can make it
From the ache to the throne
I was made for this
What you throw at my name
I turn greatness with it
[Chorus]
Pain to power
watch me rise
Pain to power
right in my eyes
Pain to power
say my name
I was hurt
now I run this flame (run this flame)
Pain to power
ain't no shame
Pain to power
I own that pain
Pain to power
hear me now
What broke me once
made me unbowed (made me unbowed)