The Ground Floor

I remember the kitchen with the lights turned off

Hearing the doubt in every single quiet cough

They told me I was chasing a ghost in the wind

Counting the losses before I even sinned

I was walking the pavement with a hole in my shoe

While they were all laughing at the things I would do

Every no was a brick every never was stone

Building a temple while I stood there alone

The road was a shadow and the stars were all dim

Learning to fly when they wanted me to swim

I kept the fire burning in the middle of the rain

Finding the power in the middle of the pain

They didn't see me on the ground floor

They didn't hear me knocking at the door

Now they're looking up at the life I lead

The life I lead

I turned the struggle into something you fear

The only voice that you're gonna hear

I'm the monster that your doubt had to feed

Had to feed

You only love the flower you hated the root

Now you're reaching for the branch and you're tasting the fruit

The struggle was a teacher that you couldn't afford

The sharpest edge of a double-sided sword

I'm the memory of the person you chose to ignore

Standing tall on the top of the floor

Remember the name

Remember the face

I'm moving at

A permanent pace

I'm still here

They didn't see me on the ground floor

They didn't hear me knocking at the door

Now they're looking up at the life I lead

The life I lead

I turned the struggle into something you fear

The only voice that you're gonna hear

I'm the monster that your doubt had to feed

Had to feed

Look up