I was built of glass and sand Crumbling in the palm of your hand Terrified of the slightest crack Living life while looking back You threw a stone, you watched it shatter Said my pieces didn’t matter But down in the dust, I found a spark A little light inside the dark You thought that I would fade away? That I wouldn’t live another day? But the hurt is a lesson, the hurt is a prize Open up your eyes, watch me rise! Watch me rise! WATCH ME RISE! Take the pain! Make it the blood in my veins! I’m not broken by the hammer, I am forged in the flames! Go ahead and strike the blow It’s the only way I grow Everything you did to kill me took me higher I use it all as fuel for the fire! [Woah-oh-oh-oh!] Fuel for the fire! [Woah-oh-oh-oh!] Look at the map upon my skin See the battles that I had to win Every scar is a medal of gold A story that has to be told I don’t regret the tears I cried They washed the weakness from inside Now I’m standing like a wall of stone The King is back upon the throne You thought that I would fade away? That I wouldn’t live another day? But the hurt is a lesson, the hurt is a prize Open up your eyes, watch me rise! Watch me rise! WATCH ME RISE! Take the pain! Make it the blood in my veins! I’m not broken by the hammer, I am forged in the flames! Go ahead and strike the blow It’s the only way I grow Everything you did to kill me took me higher I use it all as fuel for the fire! [Woah-oh-oh-oh!] Fuel for the fire! [Woah-oh-oh-oh!] Thank you for the darkness. Thank you for the cold. Thank you for the misery. It made me bold. I SAID THANK YOU FOR THE PAIN! IT BROKE THE CHAIN! YEAH! Take the pain! Make it the blood in my veins! I’m not broken by the hammer, I am forged in the flames! Go ahead and strike the blow It’s the only way I grow Everything you did to kill me took me higher I use it all as fuel for the fire! Fuel for the fire! [Woah-oh-oh-oh!] I’m burning brighter! [Woah-oh-oh-oh!] Fuel for the fire.