[Verse 1]
I woke up on a floor
with a mouth full of ash
cheap bottle in my fist
and a week I can't track
My mother cried in silence
I learned how to lie
I'd trade my name for numbness
just to make it through the night
[Pre-Chorus]
But the mirror got louder
than the friends I chased
Every lie had teeth
every kiss left a taste
[Chorus]
I got out alive
I got out alive
Scar tissue bloom
I still choose to live
I got out alive
I got out alive
What tried to kill me
taught me how to forgive
(me, me, me)
[Verse 2]
I missed birthdays and mornings
watched the rent slide past
sold my future for a hit
and a second chance that cracked
I was mean to my reflection
I was cruel to my skin
then I hit that dark bottom
and the light broke in
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I carry my damage
like a blade turned gold
Every scar says stay
every wound says hold
[Chorus]
I got out alive
I got out alive
Scar tissue bloom
I still choose to live
I got out alive
I got out alive
What tried to kill me
taught me how to forgive
(me, me, me)
[Bridge]
No, I don't call it pretty
I don't call it fate
I call it the grave
I walked out of late
Hands shaking, heart beating
I met my own fear
then I said my real name
and I kept it here
[Final Chorus]
I got out alive
I got out alive
Scar tissue bloom
I still choose to live
I got out alive
I got out alive
What tried to kill me
taught me how to forgive
(me, me, me)
I love myself now
I love my life
It took the dark to show me
I was meant to survive