Built from the Burn

Yeah

I didn't come out clean

I came out forged

I don't talk about the nights I almost folded

Just the mornings where I woke up feeling colder

Had to learn how to stand in the fire

Everybody wants peace, I wanted something higher

I was quiet when the pressure started closing

Every scar got a story I'm not showing

I don't heal the way they said that I should

I turned damage into drive, made it work for my good

They thought I'd break when the heat stayed on

I stayed right there when the hope was gone

I was built from the burn, not saved from the flames

Still breathing through the worst, still carrying the weight

If it hurt, I learned, if it broke, I became

I was built from the burn, yeah, I earned my name

No applause for the nights I survived

Just the proof in my eyes that I'm still alive

I don't run from the pain, I let it talk

Every step that I took was a lesson I walked

I held it together when it fell apart

Kept my head straight while it hardened my heart

They don't see the work when it's done in the dark

But the fire left marks and I carry them afar

I was tested where the silence stayed

Every loss took something, gave me shade

I was built from the burn, not saved from the flames

Still breathing through the worst, still carrying the weight

If it hurt, I learned, if it broke, I became

I was built from the burn, yeah, I earned my name

I don't need saving, I needed time

I don't feel healed, but I feel alive

If the fire comes back, I won't turn away

I know what it takes to stay

I was built from the burn, not saved from the flames

Still standing in the smoke, still calling it strength

If it hurt, I learned, if it broke, I became

I was built from the burn

Remember the name

I didn't let me stay

What stayed

Built me

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