[Verse 1] I came in carrying a name like a glass of water in both hands trying not to spill it trying not to look thirsty My mother said don’t let the world teach you to apologize for your footsteps so I walk like I mean it I have seen hunger wear a clean shirt I have seen pride sleep on a floorboard And still the morning finds us still the door opens [Pre-Chorus] So if you ask me who I am I am the bruise and the bandage I am the question and the answer in the same breath [Chorus] Say it loud say it plain I was built from the breaking I was built from the pain Say it loud say my name I am here I remain [Verse 2] There were days I wore silence like a coat too big for me hands in the pockets heart in the hallway I learned to smile with a cracked tooth to stand still when the room wanted blood But every scar is a map line every loss left a lantern So I keep moving through the smoke of old mistakes not because I’m fearless because I’m faithful [Pre-Chorus] And if the night gets heavy I do not fold into it I turn my face toward the coming light and let it find me [Chorus] Say it loud say it plain I was built from the breaking I was built from the pain Say it loud say my name I am here I remain [Bridge] Listen— the world loves a story where the wounded disappear But I am not disappearing I am becoming I am the hand on the rail I am the voice that returns I am the match in the cold I am the door that stays open [Final Chorus] Say it loud say it plain I was built from the breaking I was built from the pain Say it loud say my name I am here I remain Say it loud let it stay I will rise with my fractures and I will rise anyway
