Born Again (Album Cut)

[INTRO] [Slow] [No percussion] [Echoed vocals] [VERSE 1] I came through the fire, didn't burn away I absorbed the darkness and I'm still here today They tried to bury what I am inside Now I'm standing in the light they couldn't hide The weight became my foundation The pain became my salvation I'm not afraid anymore I'm the proof of what survived the war [VERSE 2] See me walking, finally free Everything they did just shaped me I'm not broken, I'm reborn I'm the dawn after the storm Crystal clear, I'm luminescent I'm the evidence, I'm transcendent Born again from ash and bone I'm coming into my own [CHORUS] [Bass drop] I'm born again, born again, stepping into light Everything I survived has made me right I'm born again, born again, can't look back I'm the beauty rising from the ash I'm born again, born again, alive and free This is who I'm meant to be [VERSE 3] [wail] They didn't break me, they just made me Stronger, clearer, brighter, fearless I'm the sun on the other side Of everything I had to hide I'm radiant, I'm glowing I'm exactly where I'm going No apologies, no regrets I'm the best they haven't seen yet Hook — reprise, stripped] I'm the flower blooming in spring I'm the poetry that I sing I'm the proof that you survive I'm the resurrection, I'm alive Born again, born again This is where I begin This is where I rise I'm God's child in my own eyes [CHORUS] [wail] I'm born again, born again, stepping into light Everything I survived has made me alright I'm born again, born again, can't look back I'm the beauty rising from the ash I'm born again, born again, alive and free This is who I'm meant to be [BRIDGE] (Piano solo, minimal synth, whisper vocals) I walked through the darkness I came out the other side I'm not the same, and I'm not sorry I'm finally, finally alive [FINAL CHORUS -[ reprise, stripped] I'm born again, born again, stepping into light Everything I survived has made me right I'm born again, born again, can't look back I'm the beauty rising from the ash I'm born again, born again, alive and free This is who I'm meant to be Yeah, this is who I'm meant to be (Massive drum breakdown, fades) Slow it down, let it settle in I made it through, and I’m still here No more ghosts in the rearview No more running from the mirror [Outtro] (Piano solo, minimal synth, whisper vocals) I came in hurt, I stayed, I healed That’s the whole thing, that’s the deal Born again, and it shows Yeah, I’m taking my time now Slow