Verse 1 near-whispered, guitar barely there I been carrying this heartache since I was too young to name it, Learned to live inside the static, learned to just contain it, Every room I grew up in had a weight I couldn't place, Every mirror that I looked in showed a tired kind of face, I stopped asking why it happened, stopped expecting it to change, Just got used to holding heavy, used to feeling strange, But something's different now, I feel it moving through my chest, Like maybe all this carrying was building up to rest Pre-Chorus building I'm not running from it anymore, I'm not scared of what it's for, Chorus full distortion This heartache, it built me, it didn't break me down, Every scar's a doorway, every fall's a crown, I'm still standing, I'm still breathing, I'm still here somehow, Heartache made a fighter, and I'm rising now. Verse 2 still restrained, held back Every year I swallowed something, every loss I had to hold, Every time I told myself that I was too far gone, too cold, But the fire never left me, it was buried, not put out, Every heartache was a spark I didn't know what fire's about, I been walking through the wreckage looking for a piece of light, Found it wasn't out there waiting found it burning left inside, And I'm done letting heartache write the story I believe, I'm the one who's holding pages now, I'm the one who gets to leave Pre-Chorus I'm not running from it anymore, I'm not scared of what it's for, Chorus This heartache, it built me, it didn't break me down, Every scar's a doorway, every fall's a crown, I'm still standing, I'm still breathing, I'm still here somehow, Heartache made a fighter, and I'm rising now. Bridge extended, four-layer build vocal completely alone, no instrumentation If you knew the weight I carried you would understand the fight, single clean guitar enters, quiet If you knew how long the dark was, you would understand the light, drums creep in just kick and a soft cymbal wash I'm not who I was when it found me, I'm not scared to say it loud, bass joins, everything gathering weight Every heartache was a teacher and I finally said it proud, one held breath of near-silence full band slams in This is who I chose to be when the wreckage cleared the ground Final Chorus key change to F major, gang vocals, biggest moment This heartache, it built me, it didn't break me down, Every scar's a doorway, every fall's a crown, I'm still standing, I'm still breathing, I'm still here somehow, Heartache made a fighter, and I'm rising now. I'm rising now, I'm rising now, Heartache made a fighter, and I'm rising now.
