[Verse 1] I walked past the keep in rain With a sword that forgot my name The banners burned in the yard And the moon hung thin and hard I carried a map with no end A face I could not defend Every door in the hall Made my shadow look small [Pre-Chorus] Then a spark in the dust Then a hand in the dark I heard my own breath Like a match in a jar [Chorus] I am still here I am still here (still here) I can begin again I am still here (still here) Learn me a new way Teach me my own hands I am still here And I can live again [Verse 2] So I traded the war for words Learned the names of roots and birds Read by a cracked old lamp Under the butcher’s stamp I found I like salted pears Warm bread and painted stairs The sound of my boots at dawn When the old fear is gone [Pre-Chorus] Then a spark in the dust Then a hand in the dark I heard my own breath Like a match in a jar [Chorus] I am still here I am still here (still here) I can begin again I am still here (still here) Learn me a new way Teach me my own hands I am still here And I can live again [Bridge] I was not made of ruin I was only set adrift Even broken armor Can learn how to lift Name me by what I love Not the wounds that I wore There’s a whole bright life Waiting at the door [Final Chorus] I am still here I am still here (still here) I can begin again I am still here (still here) Learn me a new way Teach me my own hands I am still here And I can live again I am still here I am still here (still here) What I like, what I need I am still here
