Born Before the Story

[Intro] They wrote our names In books we never opened Signed our fate With hands we never knew [Verse 1] Heard the rumors Before I heard my name Carrying a history I never chose to claim Walking in a shadow Of someone else’s war Paying for a story That isn’t mine anymore [Chorus] We were born before the story Now we’re writing our own light Cut the cord to all their glory We’re the sunrise Not the night They can judge the blood that made us But they can’t tell us who to be It’s a new way New way of life And we’re finally Finally free [Verse 2] You got their last name But you’re not their past You can change the ending You can break the cast Every old opinion Falls like rust and paint We are not their failures We are something they ain’t (oh yeah) [Chorus] We were born before the story Now we’re writing our own light Cut the cord to all their glory We’re the sunrise Not the night They can judge the blood that made us But they can’t tell us who to be It’s a new way New way of life And we’re finally Finally free [Bridge] Hands up if you feel it Weight they put on you Breathe out Then release it Step into the truth We’re more than any label More than any name Hearts sync like a signal Rising through the flame (hey!) [Chorus] We were born before the story Now we’re writing our own light Cut the cord to all their glory We’re the sunrise Not the night They can judge the blood that made us But they can’t tell us who to be It’s a new way New way of life And we’re finally Finally free