[Verse 1] I've slept on floors that weren't my own I've cried where no one heard I've swallowed down a thousand truths I've swallowed down a thousand truths And choked on every word I've watched the people I believed in Turn their backs and walk away But I'm still standing in the doorway And I'm still here today [Chorus] You can bend me, you can bruise me You can leave me in the rain You can tell the world I'm nothing You can call me by my shame But I ain't gonna break me I ain't gonna lose my soul I've been down in the deepest water Still I'm swimming toward the shore [Verse 2] I've made mistakes I can't undo I've loved the wrong kind of man I've tried to build a home from ashes With these two empty hands But every scar has taught me something Every tear has had its say I don't need to call it a blessing To know I lived another day [Chorus] You can bend me, you can bruise me You can leave me in the rain You can tell the world I'm nothing You can call me by my shame But I ain't gonna break me I ain't gonna lose my soul I've been down in the deepest water Still I'm swimming toward the shore [Bridge — choir enters softly] Oh, I have fallen Oh, I have crawled I've heard the silence I've faced it all And when the darkness Called me its own I found a fire I'd never known [Final Chorus — full choir] You can bend me, you can't own me You can hurt me, I remain I have walked through fire and sorrow I have learned to wear my name I ain't gonna break me I won't surrender my soul I've been down in the deepest water Now I'm coming home [Outro — gospel vamp] Still standing Still breathing Still believing I'm still here Still standing Still breathing After everything I'm still here. [Fade out] [End]
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