[Verse 1] In the caves, I learned the stone Could keep my name like a hidden bone Every door had a lock and a threat Every smile was a sharpened set I counted screams bouncing off the cracked-up wall Counted my breath when I’d hear them call Years went by like a winter stream I survived on a borrowed dream [Pre-Chorus] Then one night, the mirror cracked And a door in me snapped right back I saw my hands in the dark again Not a cage, not a child, not their's [Chorus] I ran through the ash, I ran (I ran) Barefoot under shattered stars I broke the chain in my hands (my hands) And the night gave back my scars I ran through the ash, I ran (I ran) Past the gate of the broken crown I was not made to kneel I was not made to burn I was made to live [Verse 2] The forest watched with a thousand eyes Moonlight silvered the thorned-up skies My shadow shook, then learned to stand A trembling wolf with an open hand I crossed the river of cold black glass Left the old fear in the reeds and grass Every step was a spell I made Every breath was a blade I turned away [Pre-Chorus] Then I heard the wolves start to sing Not of pain, but of returning And the far hill lit up my name Like a vow inside a flame [Chorus] I ran through the ash, I ran (I ran) Barefoot under shattered stars I broke the chain in my hands (my hands) And the night gave back my scars I ran through the ash, I ran (I ran) Past the gate of the broken crown I was not made to kneel I was not made to burn I was made to live [Bridge] If you find me in the smoke I am the girl who learned to go I am the ember, I am the blade I am the soul they could not take I leave a trail of falling gold Where the old thunder used to hold And every bruise becomes a rune Pointing me home, pointing me through [Final Chorus] I ran through the ash, I ran (I ran) Barefoot under shattered stars I broke the chain in my hands (my hands) And the night gave back my scars I ran through the ash, I ran (I ran) Past the gate of the broken crown I was not made to kneel I was not made to burn I was made to live [Outro] I was made to live (I was made to live) I was made to live
