[Intro] Six months in, the winter won A quiet room, a setting sun Fighting for breath in a fragile frame With a heavy cost and someone to blame... [Verse 1] I woke up different in a normal world Half of me tied, as the flags unfurled The words were trapped, caught in my throat Thrown in the storm without a boat Innocence tainted by a sterile white I didn't know I was born to fight [Pre-Chorus 1] And they shut the gates at the very first school Said I didn't fit, said I broke the rule Cast me out before I could run But the fire inside had just begun! [Chorus] I was the outcast right from the start! With a heavy step and a bleeding heart You drew a line that I couldn't cross But I'm not playing dead to gather the moss! Yeah, you looked away, thought I wouldn't survive But I’m still here, and I'm still alive! (Yeah! I'm still alive!) [Verse 2] A restless kid in a lopsided shell Learning to navigate a quiet hell They stared at the limp, they mocked the tongue (They didn't know!) A heavy toll when you're way too young I dragged the weight, I took the falls Bouncing my head against their narrow walls [Pre-Chorus 2] And they shut the gates, told me to wait Left me outside to accept my fate Cast me out before I could run But I swear to God I had just begun! (Let's go!) [Chorus] I was the outcast right from the start! With a heavy step and a bleeding heart You drew a line that I couldn't cross But I'm not playing dead to gather the moss! Yeah, you looked away, thought I wouldn't survive But I’m still here, and I'm still alive! [Bridge / Breakdown] I am not your broken toy... I am not the silent boy! You thought I'd break? (No!) You thought I'd fade? (No!) Look at the goddamn mess you made! I'll take the hit, I'll take the pain I'm dancing in the freezing rain! (Whoa-oh-oh!) [Chorus] I was the outcast right from the start! With a heavy step and a bleeding heart You drew a line that I couldn't cross But I'm not playing dead to gather the moss! Yeah, you looked away, thought I wouldn't survive But I’m still here, and I'm still alive! (Whoa-oh! Still alive!) (Yeah!) [Outro] Still alive... Yeah, I'm still alive.
