[Verse 1]
Woke up on a tavern floor
Rust on my mail
Taste of war
Old scars tight as a gauntlet’s grip
Hands still shake when I flex this fist
They said I swung before I could speak
All iron
Little thought
Too proud
Too weak
But you found me there beside the fire
Called me "friend" instead of "hire"
[Chorus]
This is my path
Steel and second chances
Blood on my hands
You still take my hand
I swing for you when my own courage falters
Raise my shield till my cracked knuckles bleed
If I stand
Then we stand
That's the only strength I need
[Verse 2]
You
With your book full of burning stars
You
With your god and your stubborn heart
You
Laughing loud
Knives up your sleeve
How did a blade like me learn to breathe?
Every fall
I count my sins
Every win
I think it’s them
But when the charge hits like a storm
Your voices pull me back to form
[Chorus]
This is my path
Steel and second chances
Blood on my hands
You still take my hand
I swing for you when my own courage falters
Raise my shield till my cracked knuckles bleed
If I stand
Then we stand
That's the only strength I need
[Bridge]
I was just weight
Metal and hate
Now I’m your wall
I’m your last mistake (hey!)
If I go down
Drag me to my knees
I’ll rise again
On your belief
[Chorus]
This is our path
Scars and second chances
Blood on our hands
We still join our hands
I swing for you when my own courage falters
You hold the line when my heartbeat speeds
If we stand
Then we stand
That’s the only strength we need (oh-oh)
If we stand
Then we stand
That’s the only strength we need