Struggles

I’ve walked through shadows I couldn’t outrun,

Felt like every battle I lost before it begun,

Rain in my chest, thunder in my lungs,

Carried every quiet break that never got sung.

Hit the floor with the weight of the world,

Broke down, felt my white flag unfurl,

But there’s a fire deep inside my soul,

Yeah, it flickers low, but it still holds.

I bend, I break, but I don’t stay down,

Shake off the dust, I’m standin’ my ground,

Every scar just a lesson I’ve found,

I rise again, yeah, I rise again now.

Life tried to bury me deep in the ground,

But I breathe through the dirt and I’m homeward bound,

Through the lost and the hurt and the shattered sound,

I rise again, yeah, I rise again.

Had days I stared at the cracks in the wall,

Heard every doubt when the night would fall,

Felt like my name was fading small,

But a whisper inside said, “You’re not done at all.”

If you’re tired, if you’re worn,

If your heart feels ripped and torn,

You’re not weak for feelin’ pain,

That’s how you learn to stand again.

I bend, I break, but I don’t stay down,

Got a heart full of fight and a conscience loud,

I’ll carry my scars like a worn-in crown,

I rise again, yeah, I rise again now.