[Verse 1] I left my boots beside the kitchen door Mud on the tiles from the night before Your old red jacket hung beside the sink I read the note and didn’t stop to think The county line was ten miles past the mill My hands were shaking but the wheels were still A paper cup went cold against my palm I drove until the engine found its calm [Pre-Chorus] You said I’d fold when the pressure came I kept your doubt and I kept my name [Chorus] I’m not the one you buried in that room I’m the match struck underneath the gloom Turn every bruise into a battle cry I’m still here, still here, still alive Raise your hands if you’ve been counted out Kick that locked door till the hinges shout No clean escape, no easy alibi I’m still here, still here, still alive [Verse 2] The laundromat hummed at quarter past two A woman in blue said, “This belongs to you” She held my keys from the bottom machine Like a small bright proof of what leaving means At the bus stop, rain filled every crack I heard your truck but I didn’t turn back The billboard buzzed above the avenue I chose the road that didn’t lead to you [Pre-Chorus] You said I’d fade when the pressure came I turned that warning into a flame [Chorus] I’m not the one you buried in that room I’m the match struck underneath the gloom Turn every bruise into a battle cry I’m still here, still here, still alive Raise your hands if you’ve been counted out Kick that locked door till the hinges shout No clean escape, no easy alibi I’m still here, still here, still alive [Bridge] If I go quiet, call me by my name If I lose balance, let me feel the pavement I learned the cost of waiting for a sign Now every step I take is mine [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] I’m not the one you buried in that room I’m the match struck underneath the gloom Turn every bruise into a battle cry I’m still here, still here, still alive Raise your hands if you’ve been counted out Kick that locked door till the hinges shout No clean escape, no easy alibi I’m still here, still here, still alive [Outro] Still here Still alive No turning back I crossed the line
