[Intro] I can’t say I’ma make it better, Can’t promise the sky won’t break. Can’t say the storm won’t test ya, But pain don’t mean you can’t be great. You got the tools, yeah, you got the flame— Look at me, I been through the same. ⸻ [Verse 1] Yeah, this depression hit different, tryna climb out, Mirror full of ghosts, I don’t even wanna find out. Fake grin painted on, wipe it off when the lights out, Every time I hear joy, I’m like, “Pipe down.” People say, “You okay?” I just nod and sway, Can’t rest, can’t play, can’t fade away. Breaking through the wall like I paved the way, If I fall, I rise — that’s my saving grace. Pressure made the diamond, but I hate the weight, Every scar that I carry, it re-shapes my faith. Told myself I’m enough, even on my breaks, I’m the storm and the calm, that’s the path I take. ⸻ [Chorus] (Woo!) I been fighting through the thunder and the lightning, Every bruise got me shining (I’m shining). Yeah, the climb got me tired, but I’m trying (I’m trying). I can’t quit — I was built for surviving. (Woo!) I been walking through the fire and the silence, Heart heavy, but I’m rising (I’m rising). If the world ever doubts me, I remind it — I’m still here, and that’s divine, kid. ⸻ [Verse 2] It’s the little things that keep me breathing, That old song loopin’ on a weekend. My dog in the yard, tail speedin’, My friends hit my phone — yeah, we’re still dreamin’. It’s the sunrise bleeding through the blinds, The laugh I ain’t heard in a long-ass time. It’s the coffee steam, that “you’ll be fine,” It’s the peace I find in the smallest signs. Old kicks on my feet, no shame in the crease, That same beat hits, and I find release. I could list a million reasons for peace — When it’s too much, I just breathe, capisce? ⸻ [Chorus] (Woo!) I been fighting through the thunder and the lightning, Every bruise got me shining (I’m shining). Yeah, the climb got me tired, but I’m trying (I’m trying). I can’t quit — I was built for surviving. (Woo!) I been walking through the fire and the silence, Heart heavy, but I’m rising (I’m rising). If the world ever doubts me, I remind it — I’m still here, and that’s divine, kid. ⸻ [Bridge – Spoken / Emotional] I know what you’re thinking — “It’s easy for you to say. You don’t know what I’m fighting, you don’t feel this pain.” But I been there — rock bottom with the walls caving in, Prayin’ for a sign when I ain’t got a win. I been on the floor, couldn’t lift my head, Wanted out, wanted quiet instead. But I found a spark, and it lit my chest — If you’re hearing this, you can do the rest. ⸻ [Outro – Soft & Hopeful] I can’t say it won’t rain, Can’t promise no pain, But every wound’s a window, Every scar’s a frame. Keep your head in the flame, You’re the art and the change. You got the heart to remain, You got the tools to make it through anything.
