[Verse 1]
Used to crash out
Burned out, back then
Heart on the floor
I was my own bad friend
Every setback
Tattooed on my skin
Thought I was losing
I was learning how to win
[Pre-Chorus]
Every scar on my hands
Got me gripping stronger
Every tear on my face
Got me fighting longer
I was breaking, I was bending
Now I’m standing, yeah I meant it
Turned the worst days
Into something I remember like
[Chorus]
Thank you for everything I’ve been through
It made me, remade me, I’m brand new
I learned to love myself, protect my peace
I clean my house, keep my garden green
Yeah it hurts sometimes but I still choose
To laugh loud, live proud in my own truth
It’s all a part of life, I won’t fake it
Life ain’t what they give, it’s what I make it
[Verse 2]
Used to chase love
Just to feel okay
Now I look in the mirror
Tell her “you’re safe”
Paying my bills
Fixing what I break
Little routines
Keeping me awake
Cooking my dinner
Singing off key
Folding my clothes
That’s royalty
Small good days
Stack up high
Built a throne
From the parts that cried
[Bridge]
Yeah I bled for this peace
Now I guard it like gold (like gold)
Had to lose some people
To come home to my soul
Every goodbye
Turned me toward the light
I don’t run from the dark
I use it to ignite [distorted shout]
[Chorus]