[Verse 1]
I wake up with the weight
On my own back
Same old bruise
Same cracked track
I keep my hand on the flame
Till it teaches me back
[Pre-Chorus]
If I let this go
I’ll stay the same
If I keep on bleeding
I might break the chain
I hate that truth
But it speaks my name
[Chorus]
I gotta endure this pain
(endure this pain)
I force it down in me
(force it down in me)
If I don’t take the hit
I won’t ever change
(endure this pain)
I’m the one who made the cage
[Verse 2]
I’ve got old mistakes
In the seams of my skin
Every scar says
You did this again
Still I stand in the fire
Just to pull myself in
[Pre-Chorus]
If I let this go
I’ll stay the same
If I keep on bleeding
I might break the chain
I hate that truth
But it speaks my name
[Chorus]
I gotta endure this pain
(endure this pain)
I force it down in me
(force it down in me)
If I don’t take the hit
I won’t ever change
(endure this pain)
I’m the one who made the cage
[Bridge]
I don’t want the lesson
I want the release
But comfort keeps me small
And fear keeps me asleep
So I take one more scar
To get back on my feet
[Final Chorus]
I gotta endure this pain
(endure this pain)
I force it down in me
(force it down in me)
If I don’t take the hit
I won’t ever change
(endure this pain)
I’m the one who made the cage
I gotta endure this pain
(endure this pain)
Until I learn my name
(learn my name)