[Verse 1] I dragged myself through days I barely knew, Left pieces on the floor just to push on through. Tried fixing what I broke with the same old hands, But the cracks ran deep like forgotten plans. I kept choosing roads that curled back home, Walked circles ’til my soles felt carved from stone. Nothing whispered — everything hit loud, And I wore my failures like a second shroud. [Chorus] I can’t scrub off the weight I’ve built, Footsteps marked in old regret and guilt. But I’m done kneeling in the mess I stayed — I’m climbing out of everything I made. I won’t fold when the night gets steep, Bruised and dragging chains around my feet. If the fall was mine, then the rise is too — I’ll carve my name in the work I do. [Verse 2] Every wrong turn left a mark on my side, Not pretty, not brave — just the cost of pride. I held too tight to the things I feared, And they shaped my spine more than what I steered. I signed myself away for an easy win, Paid later with a weight pressed into my skin. But the breaks in me let the pressure breathe, And I stand more firm with the doubts I leave. [Bridge] I won’t fold when the night gets steep, Bruised and dragging chains around my feet. If the fall was mine, then the rise is too — I’ll carve my name in the work I do. [Verse 3] Dust on my arms but it feels like proof, I crawled through nights that could split the roof. And every bruise I earned has its own faint glow, A reminder of the things I refused to let grow. When everything dropped, I stayed upright, No glory, no shine — just a stubborn fight. If the end shows up, I won’t beg to stay, I’ll meet it standing in my own rough way. [Chorus / Outro] I can’t scrub off the weight I’ve built, Footsteps marked in old regret and guilt. But I’m done kneeling in the mess I stayed — I’m climbing out of everything I made. I won’t fold when the night gets steep, Bruised and dragging chains around my feet. If the fall was mine, then the rise is too — I’ll carve my name in the work I do.
