[Intro] When I was young, they told me “A strong back’s for more than your own weight” And I believed them Still do [Verse 1] I was raised where the sea keeps talking And the wind knows every name Where the old ones sing through firelight And the young learn strength ain’t fame Bare feet running through the shoreline Salt air living in my chest I was taught you don’t stand tallest Just to place yourself above the rest My father said, “A heart means nothing If it only beats for you” My mother said, “The world gets lighter When you help somebody through” So I grew up with open shoulders Learned to carry, learned to give Learned the biggest souls among us Are the ones that help others live [Pre-Chorus] And if the storm comes down If the sky breaks loose If the night gets loud I know what I’ll choose [Chorus] Put it all on me I can take the hit, I can bear the heat If the fire falls, let it fall on me I would rather break than watch you bleed That’s the way I’m built That’s the promise underneath my skin If the dark comes close, I will step right in I was born to stand between What you fear And who you’ve been [Verse 2] Growing up, I wasn’t chasing glory Wasn’t dreaming just to be a name I was thinking ’bout the ones beside me How to keep them safe through pain There were nights I learned that courage Doesn’t roar, it doesn’t brag Sometimes courage looks like staying When everybody else turns back I’ve seen trouble on the horizon Seen the fear in someone’s eyes Seen how one hand reaching forward Can bring another back to life So if I laugh a little louder It’s because I know what’s real Life is short, but love gets longer When you give the kind you feel [Pre-Chorus] And if the walls cave in If the ground won’t hold If the world says run I won’t let you go [Chorus] Put it all on me I can take the hit, I can bear the heat If the fire falls, let it fall on me I would rather break than watch you bleed That’s the way I’m built That’s the promise underneath my skin If the dark comes close, I will step right in I was born to stand between What you fear And who you’ve been [Bridge] I know what it means To carry more than your own pain To smile through the pressure And still show up the same And if I lose a piece of me Keeping hope alive Then that’s a price I’ll pay with pride That’s a life worth living That’s a life worth mine [Breakdown] I don’t need the crown Don’t need the praise Don’t need the world To remember my name Just let me be there When the sky comes apart Let me be the shield Let me be the heart [Final Chorus] Put it all on me Every scar, every weight, every enemy If the line gets thin, I’ll be what you need I would rather fall than let you fall in front of me That’s the blood I’m from That’s the love that made the man I am Hands up high, still I’ll take that stand I was born to hold the line For every soul That I still can [Outro] Back when I was young The ocean told me something true Strength means nothing Till it’s used for someone next to you
