[Verse 1] I kept the apology folded in my coat Beside a bus ticket from a town I had to leave Every little bruise had a lesson in its throat Every locked door taught my hands a different key [Pre-Chorus] I thought the breaking was the end of me Till the pieces showed me where to stand [Chorus] It came with scars, but it taught me how to stay When the easy road dissolved beneath my feet I lost the map, then found a steadier way Now the wound is just a place I learned to breathe It came with scars, but I am not ashamed The hurt walked in, and I walked out changed [Verse 2] I used to count the miles between my heart and home Measuring the silence by the dishes in the sink Now I leave the porch light on when I am alone And give myself a minute longer than I think [Pre-Chorus] I thought the falling made me small and weak But the ground became a country I could read [Chorus] It came with scars, but it taught me how to stay When the easy road dissolved beneath my feet I lost the map, then found a steadier way Now the wound is just a place I learned to breathe It came with scars, but I am not ashamed The hurt walked in, and I walked out changed [Bridge] Blessing in disguise, I could not see it then A match inside the winter, a door beneath the wind I would not choose the fire, I would not call it kind But I found a stronger heartbeat on the other side [Final Chorus] It came with scars, but it taught me how to stay Now the morning finds me standing in my name I lost the map, then found a steadier way And every road I feared has opened up again It came with scars, but I am not ashamed The hurt walked in, and I walked out changed [Outro] I walked out changed I learned how to stay
