[Intro] I thought the hard days came to break me Thought every loss was proof I failed But somewhere underneath the pressure I found a part of me that held [Verse 1] I used to curse the weight I carried Ask why the road was built this way Looking outside for something stronger Something to pull me from the gray But every time the world went silent And there was nowhere else to run I had to face what lived within me And learn what I could still become Pain introduced me to my patience Fear introduced me to my nerve Loss showed me what I really valued And what no longer I would serve [Pre-Chorus] Maybe the mountain wasn't punishment Maybe the climb was showing me Parts of myself I never would have known If everything came easily [Chorus] I found strength where I thought I was empty Found a way when the road disappeared Every trial pulled something out of me I would've never discovered through ease When the outside world couldn't save me I turned inward and started to see What tried to bury me became the ground Where I discovered more of me [Verse 2] Some lessons only speak through pressure Some answers only come alone You never know how deep your roots go Until the weather tests what grew I stopped expecting life to spare me Stopped treating hardship like a curse I don't romanticize the damage But I can choose what follows hurt I learned endurance isn't numbness And being strong don't mean no scars It means I know the night can find me Without forgetting who I am [Pre-Chorus] Maybe the mountain wasn't punishment Maybe the climb was showing me Parts of myself I never would have known If everything came easily [Chorus] I found strength where I thought I was empty Found a way when the road disappeared Every trial pulled something out of me I would've never discovered through ease When the outside world couldn't save me I turned inward and started to see What tried to bury me became the ground Where I discovered more of me [Bridge] I don't need suffering to prove me I don't worship what went wrong But if the storm is already coming I'll find out what in me is strong Let every setback ask the question Let every hard year make it clear What remains when comfort leaves me What survives when I face fear I have met versions of myself That peace had never introduced And every time I thought I'd reached my limit There was still something left to use [Final Chorus] I found strength where I thought I was empty Found a path where the road disappeared Every trial pulled something out of me Something stronger than all of my fear When the outside world couldn't save me I turned inward and started to see What tried to bury me became the ground Where I discovered more of me [Outro] So when another hard day finds me I won't pretend that it won't hurt I'll turn within and ask the question What am I about to learn?
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