I been many mouths I been many names One hand on the wound One hand in the flame I keep the hard truth Wrapped in velvet tape Tell it like it happened Then let it shake If you hear one thread Tied through every line It’s me in the dark Still making light I don’t trade my scars I turn them gold Every song I made Was a way home Same heart, new skin Same fire, different wind I keep changing shape But I know what I am Same heart, new skin Same name in the din If you listen close You can hear me again I sing for the ones With dust on their shoes For the one still standing When the room said move For the ones who laughed For the ones who bled For the ones who loved Then started again I took every break Made it part of the beat Bent all the broken Into something sweet If I sound like rain Or if I sound like steel It’s the same old ache And the same old will Same heart, new skin Same fire, different wind I keep changing shape But I know what I am Same heart, new skin Same name in the din If you listen close You can hear me again Maybe I was split Into a hundred skies Maybe every song Was a different side But the center stayed Even when I ran I was always there In my own hands Same heart, new skin Same fire, different wind I keep changing shape But I know what I am Same heart, new skin Same name in the din If you listen close You can hear me again (hear me again) You can hear me again
