[Verse 1]
Kick in the mirror
Glass on the floor
Same old excuses
Don’t work anymore
Pointing with one hand
Other hand stained
Blaming the shadows
For the mess that we made
[Chorus]
Iron shoulders
Carry what you’ve done
Stand in the fire
Don’t you ever run
We are the weight
We are the ones
If we want strong sons and daughters
We gotta be the stronger ones
[Verse 2]
Kids in the doorway
Eyes wide
They learn
Watching our footsteps
Which way we turn
They copy our anger
They copy our grace
Everythin’ we dodge
Lands in their face
[Chorus]
Iron shoulders
Carry what you’ve done
Stand in the fire
Don’t you ever run
We are the weight
We are the ones
If we want strong sons and daughters
We gotta be the stronger ones
[Bridge]
Stop the cycle (right here)
Own the damage (this year)
Hand them courage
Not just fear
Side by side now
Hand to hand
If we fall
We fall as one
We stand
[Chorus]
Iron shoulders
Carry what you’ve done
Stand in the fire
Don’t you ever run
We are the weight
We are the ones
If we want strong sons and daughters
We gotta be the stronger ones
[Outro]
Iron shoulders
Heavy hearts
This is where
The healing starts