[Verse 1]
I left the dishes in the sink for days
Let the mail stack up beside the door
Every promise wore a different face
I stopped asking what I was waiting for
[Pre-Chorus]
If the floor gives way beneath me
I won't waste the strength to run
Let the quiet take the pieces
Let the damage call it done
[Chorus]
I give up, I give in
Let the cold come crawling in
No more fight behind my eyes
No more reasons, no more tries
I give up, I give in
Let the losing take the win
If I disappear from view
Maybe nothing asks me to
[Verse 2]
There was a coat still hanging on the chair
With a train ticket folded in the sleeve
I could almost feel the person there
Before I learned how easy not to leave
[Pre-Chorus]
So I count the cracks in plaster
Like they're roads I never chose
Every door gets heavier after
Every hand lets go
[Chorus]
I give up, I give in
Let the cold come crawling in
No more fight behind my eyes
No more reasons, no more tries
I give up, I give in
Let the losing take the win
If I disappear from view
Maybe nothing asks me to
[Breakdown]
But the room is not a grave
And my name is not a chain
There is breath beneath the weight
There is blood inside the rain
[Verse 3]
I put both feet on the kitchen tile
Ran cold water over my hands
The clock had stolen quite a while
But it never stole the chance to stand
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't need a clean beginning
I don't need the fear to end
I just need one honest minute
Then another one again
[Chorus]
I get up, I begin
Feel the air come rushing in
Every bruise can mark the place
Where I chose to turn and face
I get up, I push through
Let the hard days say what they do
They can knock me to the ground
They don't get to keep me down
[Bridge]
Take the weight, make it smaller
Take the doubt, let it pass
I have crawled out of darker
I am more than what collapsed
If the door won't open for me
I'll shoulder it until it breaks
If the world wants me defeated
It can watch me change my shape
[Final Chorus]
I get up, I begin
Feel the air come rushing in
Every bruise can mark the place
Where I chose to turn and face
I get up, I push through
Let the hard days say what they do
They can knock me to the ground
They don't get to keep me down
[Outro]
They don't get to keep me down
Not tonight, not now
I am still here, still loud
They don't get to keep me down