[Verse 1]
They tried to break me
Cheap motel
Hard floor
Said I was nothing
Tried to lock my joy indoors
But I found a small laugh
In the worst little fight
Turned every bad taste
Into a sweet appetite
[Chorus]
I learned to love this life
Every scar
Every slight
Turned their poison into wine
Gonna drink it all tonight
They gave me dust and grime
I spun it into light
I learned to love this life
This strange
Wild
Crooked life
[Verse 2]
Evil-eyed teachers
Smiling when I cried
Thought they'd own my spirit
Keep me small inside
But I kissed my own troubles
Held my hurt real tight
Told my fear
"you’re my teacher"
Gonna dance with you tonight
[Bridge]
They said
"you ain’t worth saving"
I said
"watch me survive"
You can’t steal my hunger
I feed my own fire alive
Grateful for the madness
Grateful for the strain
’Cause I make my own heaven
Out of your little hells and games
[Chorus]