[Verse 1] Staring at the ceiling cracks They look like all the promises you snapped Every word you swore turned to glass Now I’m bleeding from the past My hands shake on empty faith But I still drag this armor every day Yeah You left me buried in your lies I crawled out But something died [Chorus] I’m lost I’m broken I’m betrayed But I’m still standing in the flames Hope is hanging by a thread But it’s louder than the voices in my head If this is all I’ve got tonight This shattered hope still wants the light I’m cracked I’m crawling through the pain Yet somewhere in the wreck I breathe again [Verse 2] You carved your name into my doubt Said I was nothing Then you walked out Every scar you drew on my skin Spells the place where I begin I’m not your shadow on the floor I’m the echo you can’t ignore Yeah You tried to set my future on fire Now the ashes spell desire [Chorus] I’m lost I’m broken I’m betrayed But I’m still standing in the flames Hope is hanging by a thread But it’s louder than the voices in my head If this is all I’ve got tonight This shattered hope still wants the light I’m cracked I’m crawling through the pain Yet somewhere in the wreck I breathe again [Bridge] [Music drops to low chugs and voice] Tell me Is a crooked road still a road If every step just drags the load? (yeah) I taste rust I taste the dirt But I’m still more than all this hurt [Band slams back in] If faith’s a blade that always bends I’ll hold the handle Not the end You can break me You can leave But you’ll never take this last belief (hey!) [Chorus] I’m lost I’m broken I’m betrayed But I’m still standing in the flames Hope is hanging by a thread But it’s louder than the voices in my head If this is all I’ve got tonight This shattered hope still wants the light I’m cracked I’m crawling through the pain Yet somewhere in the wreck I breathe again Somewhere in the wreck I rise again (woah)

rock, Heavy modern metal with male vocals, downtuned guitars in a low grinding groove that opens into an anthemic half-time chorus. Tight double-kick and sharp snare in the verses; chorus widens with soaring octave leads and stacked gang vocals on the hook. Bridge drops to palm-muted chugs, bass and voice before exploding into a final, higher-key chorus for a cathartic, torn-throat singalong., metal

Shattered but Still Breathing