[Intro – Piano] [Verse 1] I was young when I first learned Some doors close without goodbye Some names fade from photographs But never really leave your mind I kept every broken word Every promise left undone Like a match inside my pocket Waiting for a place to burn [Marching Build] [Pre-Chorus] So if you hear me If you're anywhere at all I kept a place for you Inside these scars [Full Band Entrance] [Chorus] WE ARE THE ONES WE CARRY THE ONES WE NEVER LEAVE BEHIND Every scar, every memory Still breathing by my side LET THE WHOLE WORLD FORGET US LET THEM SAY WE LOST THE FIGHT I will carry every name Until the day I die [Verse 2 – Faster / Punk Drive] They told us time would make it clean Like pain was something we could cure But every year just taught me this: Some wounds are worth remembering So paint the cracks across my skin Don't hide the places I went wrong I don't need to be unbroken I just need to carry on [Pre-Chorus 2] And if tomorrow Takes another piece of me I'll leave the door unlocked For every memory [Chorus 2] WE ARE THE ONES WE CARRY THE ONES WE NEVER LEAVE BEHIND Every fall, every failure Every reason we survived LET THE WHOLE WORLD FORGET US WE'LL BE LOUD ENOUGH TONIGHT I will carry every name Until the day I die [Instrumental Transition] [Breakdown – Piano / Exposed Vocal] Maybe I was never brave Maybe I was only scared Maybe courage isn't standing tall Maybe it's just standing there When everything you loved is gone And nothing comes to take its place You lift your head You show your scars And dare the world To look away [Drums Enter – Rebuild] So bring the drums Bring every voice Bring every broken heart If this is all we get to keep THEN LET THEM HEAR US START! [Final Chorus – Full Band / Gang Vocals] WE ARE THE ONES WE CARRY WE ARE THE NAMES THAT WON'T DISAPPEAR Through every loss Through every failure WE ARE STILL HERE! LET THE WHOLE WORLD FORGET US WE'LL REMEMBER WHO WE ARE Every scar becomes a signal Every voice becomes a spark [Final Lift] AND IF I FALL— DON'T CALL IT OVER! AND IF I BREAK— DON'T CALL ME GONE! I HAVE A THOUSAND VOICES BEATING IN MY BLOOD! So when they ask What kept me standing When there was nothing left to save I'll raise my head And sing for everyone— I STILL CARRY YOUR NAAAAAAAAAME! [Instrumental Outro – Full Band]
