I learned to sleep with the TV on So the silence wouldn’t scream your name Empty rooms and picture frames Full of people who walked away Some left town, some closed their eyes Some still breathe but never tried I was young, I memorized How to survive, not feel alive Pre-Chorus Every scar’s a second hand Ticking louder than I planned I keep dragging yesterday Like it’s all I deserve to be Chorus Life hurts, yeah it cuts me deep But I’m still standing on my feet I’ve been broken, I’ve been blamed But I won’t drown in all this pain They don’t know the nights I pray They don’t hear the words I say Only God knows who I am Only He can judge this man Verse 2 Family photos in a drawer Smiles we don’t believe no more Some chose roads that led away Some got taken, no goodbye to say I built my heart with chipped-out stone Learned too young I’m on my own If love’s a war, then I survived But I lost pieces just to stay alive Pre-Chorus 2 I feel the anger in my chest Like a storm I can’t suppress I don’t wanna live this way But forgiveness feels miles away Chorus Life hurts, yeah it cuts me deep But I’m still standing on my feet I’ve been broken, I’ve been blamed But I won’t drown in all this pain They don’t know the nights I pray They don’t hear the words I say Only God knows who I am Only He can judge this man Bridge (Piano / Acoustic – stripped down) God help me let this go God help me heal my soul I’m tired of carrying the weight Of every word I couldn’t say God help me break these chains God help me change my ways I don’t wanna be the hate That I was raised inside of Build-Up (Band comes back in) I can be more than what I’ve seen More than my worst memories I’m not the sins, I’m not the scars I’m not the wreckage in my heart Final Chorus (Soaring / Full Band) Life hurts, but I’m learning how To breathe through the here and now I’ve been lost, I’ve lost my way But I’m still here, I’m still okay They don’t get to write my end I’m not who I’ve been Only God knows who I am Only He can judge this man Outro So if I fall, I’ll fall in grace If I break, I’ll still have faith I’m not alone when I’m on my knees He’s been walking next to me
