[Verse 1] Life has relentlessly tested me Yet I stand firm in the storm I’ve endured more than I can say Still I hold on till dawn I keep a close circle near Good-hearted people by my side If you love me, stay near If you harm me, let me slide [Pre-Chorus] I’ve learned to draw my lines Let go what weighs me down I don’t need heavy hands Or that old smoke hanging round My scars speak when it’s quiet Still I rise when I bend Broken, but I’m breathing I’m not at the end [Chorus] I’m still trying, still trying I breathe in the pain and move I’m still trying, still trying I’m broken, but I improve Let the ache pass through me Let it go, let it go I’m still trying, still trying And I’m not letting go [Verse 2] Some days I’m drained and worn With a hurt I keep inside Memories cut so deep When I’m alone with the world outside I don’t know all the answers Sometimes I fall apart Missing what was mine Like a name carved in my heart But I learned to rise again One slow step at a time Release the weight I carried Keep my face turned toward the light [Pre-Chorus] I don’t feed the dark thing That comes to bite and bruise Even when the road gets steep I choose what I choose My hands may shake, I know But I’m not done with me I’m still moving forward I’m still trying to be [Chorus] I’m still trying, still trying I breathe in the pain and move I’m still trying, still trying I’m broken, but I improve Let the ache pass through me Let it go, let it go I’m still trying, still trying And I’m not letting go [Bridge] Every bruise on my body Every prayer I knew Taught me how to keep going Taught me how to choose I was shattered by the hard years But I outlast the crash Bent, but never ending I keep coming back [Final Chorus] I’m still trying, still trying I breathe in the pain and move I’m still trying, still trying I’m broken, but I improve Let the ache pass through me Let it go, let it go I’m still trying, still trying Yeah, I’m still trying
