[Verse 1] I wore my fault lines like a crown Cut glass in the seams of my mouth I fed the fire with both my hands Then acted surprised when it burned the house I left a trail in the carpet pile Mud on the walls, smoke in the tile Yeah, I made ghosts out of good intentions And now they know my name by sound [Pre-Chorus] Let it be said Let it be loud I am the wreck And I’m standing now I dug this grave with a shaking grin Now I’m climbing out with the dirt still in [Chorus] I’m not afraid of what you say I’ve carried worse than your judgment anyway I am the knife and the scar I made Still I’ll work my hands to build me back Say what you want, I’ve heard the war I’m not the kid I was before I am the ash, I am the frame I’ll burn less hard, but I’ll burn the same [Verse 2] I broke my vows on a factory floor Bent every bolt till the whole thing tore Now I see every busted hinge Can teach a heart where the load belongs I used to hide in a borrowed skin Like a storm in a paper bin But every crack that showed my ruin Showed me where the light got in [Pre-Chorus] Let it ring out Let it cut through I made the mess I will make new No more running from the shape I am I can hold my weight with these shaking hands [Chorus] I’m not afraid of what you say I’ve carried worse than your judgment anyway I am the knife and the scar I made Still I’ll work my hands to build me back Say what you want, I’ve heard the war I’m not the kid I was before I am the ash, I am the frame I’ll burn less hard, but I’ll burn the same [Bridge] I know what I’ve done I know what I cost I know every bridge I watched turn to loss But I’m not a sinkhole I’m not just decay I’m a wall being raised Brick by brutal brick, day by day So come with your thunder Come with your stones I’ve got both knees in the gravel And I’m learning how to stand alone [Breakdown] Name the damage I’ve named it too Hands to the work That’s what I do Name the damage I wear it clear I’m still here I’m still here [Final Chorus] I’m not afraid of what you say I’ve carried worse than your judgment anyway I am the knife and the scar I made Still I’ll work my hands to build me back Say what you want, I’ve heard the war I’m not the kid I was before I am the ash, I am the frame I’ll burn less hard, but I’ll burn the same [Outro] Let it be said Let it be true I made the wreck Now I make me too
