[Verse 1] I kept my old coat by the kitchen door Though the sleeves were split and the buttons were gone Carried every failure from the year before Like a borrowed weight I could lean upon You found me knee-deep in a garden bed Pulling dead roots from the stubborn ground Said, “Nothing grows where the soil stays dead” So I turned that dirt and I stayed around [Pre-Chorus] There was no trumpet, no clean escape Just a rusted key and a choice to make [Chorus] I am not the wreckage, I am what I build Brick by crooked brick, with a stubborn will If the old skin splits, let it hit the floor I’ve got both hands open and I’m something more Hey! Something more! [Verse 2] I stopped calling silence a peaceful room Stopped calling hunger a noble vow Learned a heart can make its own afternoon When somebody kind says, “You’re allowed” My brother laughed when I cut my hair My mother cried at the first tattoo But the face in the mirror was finally there And it looked a little less afraid of you [Pre-Chorus] No holy thunder, no grand parade Just a breath held back, then a step I made [Chorus] I am not the wreckage, I am what I build Brick by crooked brick, with a stubborn will If the old skin splits, let it hit the floor I’ve got both hands open and I’m something more Hey! Something more! [Bridge] Maybe change is a bruise that learns to fade Maybe courage is a bill that still gets paid I don’t need to be new, I just need to be The one who walks back home and chooses me [Final Chorus] I am not the wreckage, I am what I build Brick by crooked brick, with a stubborn will If the old skin splits, let it hit the floor I’ve got both hands open and I’m something more I am not the ashes, I am heat and spark A match struck hard against the weather-dark When the past comes knocking, I won’t bolt the door I’ll say, “You made me ready,” and become something more Hey! Something more! Hey! Something more! [Outro] The coat’s still hanging by the kitchen door But I don’t carry it anymore
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