[Verse 1] Old photographs, a house of ghosts A thousand words nobody spoke I carry things I never knew Old wounds beneath a different skin Their broken dreams, their silent fears The weight of all those wasted years I see their shadows in my eyes A thousand roots, a thousand lives [Pre-Chorus] I can't change the blood I carry Can't erase the roads behind me But I won't let the past decide Who I am on the other side [Chorus] It's in my blood, it's in my bones The seeds they left, the roots I've grown I take the light, I face the dark I turn their scars into my heart When I fall down, I'll rise again Like trees that bend but never break I can't choose where I come from But I can choose what I become [Post-Chorus / Drop] Oh-oh-oh, what I become Oh-oh-oh, what I become I carry the past, but I'm moving on I can't choose where I come from [Verse 2] I saw a tree against the storm Still standing tall, still holding on I saw the sun break through the rain And found the strength to start again Some things are lost, some things remain Some scars turn into something brave I'll keep the love, release the pain And let the light come through the cracks [Pre-Chorus] I won't deny the ones before me All their love and all their stories But some old chains will end with me I'll break the cycle, I'll set us free [Chorus] It's in my blood, it's in my bones The seeds they left, the roots I've grown I take the light, I face the dark I turn their scars into my heart When I fall down, I'll rise again Like trees that bend but never break I can't choose where I come from But I can choose what I become [Post-Chorus / Drop] Oh-oh-oh, what I become Oh-oh-oh, what I become I carry the past, but I'm moving on I can't choose where I come from [Bridge — stripped back, intimate vocal] One day, I'll pass the fire on Leave more than pictures when I'm gone A little hope, a little truth A better world for those who follow I won't be perfect, I know that I'll have my fears, I'll face my past But if my name fades with the years Let love be all that still appears [Build — rising vocal, drums entering] I am the roots, I am the rain I am the loss, I am the change I am the story, not the end I'll break, I'll heal, I'll rise again [Final Chorus — full production, layered vocals] It's in my blood, it's in my bones The seeds they left, the roots I've grown I take the light, I face the dark I turn their scars into my heart When I fall down, I'll rise again No storm can tell me where I'll end I can't choose where I come from But I can choose what I become [Final Post-Chorus / Drop] Oh-oh-oh, what I become Oh-oh-oh, what I become I carry the past, but I'm moving on I can't choose where I come from [Outro — solo vocal, fading synth] I can't change the past But I can change what lasts It's in my blood... But it's in my hands.
