[Verse]
Dark clouds heavy, sittin' on my chest
Days feel longer, can't catch my breath
Pavement cracked, mirror shows my scars
Each cut a lesson, written in the stars
[Prechorus]
Sometimes I stumble, but I keep on learning
Flames in my path, but I keep on burning
[Chorus]
If I didn’t go through what I went through
I wouldn’t know what I know now
Hard roads teach the steps to survive
Bruised but alive, I’m earning my crown
[Verse 2]
Empty fridge, dreams louder than my stomach growls
Streetlights flicker, shadows form my vows
Pain's the professor, I’m her toughest class
Cried tears that turned to diamonds in the glass
[Bridge]
Could’ve folded, could’ve quit, could’ve ran away
But I stood in the storm, let it wash my grey
Every bruise, every crack made my armor thick
Life threw the punches, I learned every trick
[Chorus]
If I didn’t go through what I went through
I wouldn’t know what I know now
Hard roads teach the steps to survive
Bruised but alive, I’m earning my crown