[Intro]
Quiet room
Clock breath
My hands shaking
In my own chest
One small light
On the ground
I taste the ashes
Of every letdown
[Verse 1]
I’ve been sleeping
Under all these broken names
Every promise
Pinned to me like rusted chains
I keep talking
To the ghost inside my eyes
Saying
“Get up
Or you’re gonna watch yourself die”
[Chorus]
I turned my pain into armor
Turned my scars into sound
Every fall
Every fracture
Is the weight that keeps me on the ground
I let the dark come and find me
Let it carve its mark in deep
Now my shadow stands beside me
I’m the secret that I promised I would keep
(I won’t break, I won’t break)
[Verse 2]
I remember
Every quiet
Bitter laugh
People leaving
Like a movie cut in half
Used to beg them
Teach me how to disappear
Now I’m learning
How to stay right here
[Chorus]
I turned my pain into armor
Turned my scars into sound
Every fall
Every fracture
Is the weight that keeps me on the ground
I let the dark come and find me
Let it carve its mark in deep
Now my shadow stands beside me
I’m the secret that I promised I would keep
(yeah, I’ll keep me)
[Bridge]
Let it hurt
Let it howl through my bones
Every curse
Is a stone on my throne
If I burn
I’ll be brighter than before
If I break
I’ll be sharper at the core
(oh, I’m not afraid)
[Chorus]
I turned my pain into armor
Turned my scars into sound
Every fall
Every fracture
Is the weight that keeps me on the ground
I let the dark walk behind me
Like a lion kept on a leash
Now my shadow cannot bind me
I’m the strength that I was begging to be freed
(I’m the strength)
I’m the strength that I was begging to be freed