(Just a spark…) Woke up on a mattress That knew my back by name Same posters on the ceiling Same half-packed kind of shame Old man’s faded jacket Still hanging by the door Says I’m “taking the long way” Like he ain’t done that before Every road I didn’t take Still echoes when I breathe I don’t want a statue, don’t need my name in stone Carve it in the callus of these hands I’ve grown Ash on the atlas, smoke on the page I’m just trying to leave a spark that outlives the grave (Just a spark… just a spark…) Friends stayed in the cul-de-sac I chased a cheaper sun Broke down in Carolina Half convinced that I was done But every mile through doubt Put tread on something new Every scar, a crooked sign Pointing me back to you [Pre-Chorus, Stronger] Every wrong turn in the dark Lit a match I couldn’t lose I don’t want a statue, don’t need my name in stone Carve it in the callus of these hands I’ve grown Ash on the atlas, smoke on the page I’m just trying to leave a spark that outlives the grave (Yeah, a spark that outlives the grave) If I come home cracked and quiet With stories I can’t prove Will you see the kid that left here Or the storm I stumbled through If I’m more road than I remember More miles than I can save Will you still call it living If I never learned to stay (Just a spark…) I don’t need a statue, don’t need my name in stone Just something in the dirt to say I made it on my own Ash on the atlas, smoke in the air I was here, I was burning, I was more than just scared I don’t need forever, don’t need the praise Just a spark that keeps on living when they forget my name (Just a spark… just a spark…) (Outlives the grave…) (Just a spark…)
