(ASMR Intro – whispered) I kept asking God... "Why?" (soft laugh) Turns out... He wasn't taking something from me... He was introducing... The part of me... That refused to stay caged... The version... That was born to be free. (Verse 1) You thought you buried me alive Funny how the dark became my sky Every knife you left inside Twisted through my spine Alchemized to sacred fire Built me one more level higher I begged for answers Found another fracture Every shattered chapter Made the comeback faster Now I build what I claim No one twisting my name Every scar another blueprint Now I forge what they meant Thought you broke the best of me apart You only cracked the cage around my heart (Pre-Chorus) Now I see... The man I prayed I'd be... Was waiting... On the other side of tragedy... (Chorus) THANK YOU FOR THE FIRE THAT YOU LIT THANK YOU FOR THE PAIN I DIDN'T QUIT EVERY LIE EVERY NIGHT EVERY TIME YOU CLOSED THE LIGHT BUILT SOMEBODY YOU COULD NEVER STAND BESIDE LOOK AT ME LOOK WHAT YOU CREATED YOU TRIED TO BREAK ME NOW I'M ELEVATED (Verse 2) I don't chase ghosts I don't chase names I don't bleed trying to earn my place I found peace inside the war Found a version worth fighting for You picked somebody else That's okay This time... I picked myself And I finally stayed (Bridge-spoken) You know... For a long time... You were the show... Of everything I didn't know. I hated what you did. Found the cracks... Then learned they let the light come in. If none of this had happened... I'd still be chasing someone... Who could never choose me... Instead of finally becoming me. Now... I wake up every morning... Already soaring... No more breakdowns... No more false crowns... Just a man... Rebuilding what's true... Finally seeing... You were never the glue. (Breakdown) YOU DIDN'T END ME YOU LIT THE FUSE YOU DIDN'T WIN YOU HAD ME CHOOSE EVERY SCAR EVERY FALL EVERY FUCKING HIT TURNED MY NAME INTO SOMETHING LEGENDARY (Final Chorus) THANK YOU FOR EVERY DOOR YOU CLOSED THANK YOU FOR EVERY TRUTH YOU NEVER TOLD I DON'T NEED YOUR LOVE I DON'T NEED YOUR LIES I FOUND HEAVEN WHEN I SURVIVED LOOK AT ME NOW I'M EVERYTHING YOU SAID I'D NEVER BE (Outro -whisper) You thought... You wrote my ending... (small breath) Turns out... You only planted the seed... I .... Wrote the rest of me.
