Alexa - From the Ashes

I've been falling, a hundred times

Lying broken, cold inside

No one there to believe in me

So I built my heart from shattered dreams

For so many, I gave my all

Picked them up each time they'd fall

Saved their skin – and what's the thanks?

They left me lying, pushed me back

In the end, I stood alone

No one there to call my own

And that carved deep into my skin –

It made me who I am within

Like a phoenix from the ashes – I rise high

You can't break me, no matter how you try

I swim against the current, scream into the wind

I love who I love, I'm proud of my skin

Some will hate me, some will stay

But my heart beats loud, I won't fade away

Like a phoenix from the ashes – I rise high

Too open, too blunt, too honest for some

But that's exactly where my fire comes from

I've got a big mouth and I own that part

Say what I think, straight from the heart

I wear what I want, I walk my road

I'm trouble when truth needs to explode

Like everyone, I've got more than one face

And I know when to put each one in place

I trust so few – and there's a cause

Burned too often, scarred by loss

Life made me harder, but it lit my spark

And my fire's still burning in the dark

Underestimated, mocked, torn down

But here I am – I wear my crown

My fight, my pride, my soul, my scars

Every wound is a part of who we are

Mess with me – and you'll regret that day

I never forget, and you can't repay

Once you're dead to me, that's how it will be

You don't exist in my reality

I'm the bitch who's direct, honest and real

And the bitch you don't wanna mess with – deal

I'm an angel and devil in one single frame –

Who you pick to fight is your own game

I'm unique, I'm one of a kind

And I'll never give up – not in this lifetime

Like a phoenix from the ashes – I rise high