[Verse 1] [overdriven electric guitar, steady drum beat] I looked up the road, thought I'd keep my mom safe I stepped out when I couldn't see Then the car hit and the car nearly killed me [Verse 2] Two years I learned to walk I didn't sulk, I didn't talk I left my home that I knew For somewhere new they never knew me They just didn't care for me at all That was just the start of my fall [Chorus] [heavy guitar chords, crashing cymbals] They accused me, called me names Told me again and again Frankenstein they called me Go back to London you piece of shit They just don't get it, I was an outcast Never any friends So I sunk further in [Verse 3] [bass-driven rhythm] I stood my ground when I met her Five guys beating me I protected her with my life Within the year she was my wife I've been threatened, beaten down But I never stayed down Rising up, that's my way Life tried to take me down I stood my ground [Instrumental Break] [distorted guitar solo, heavy drum fills] Come on! [Verse 4] [drums and bass continue] Life's been hard, no shortcuts Disabled at thirty-four Nine years I was on the floor I was so ill, I stared at death And death looked at me and said [vocal belt] Not yet! [Bridge] [building guitar intensity] Now I've found that hidden spark The one I kept in the dark My voice has power I will rise from the darkness From the darkness I despise [Chorus] Life begins again you'll see I will prove everyone wrong I will stand with this song I stood my ground, I won't fall down Defiant until the end Watch me roar, watch me shout I will live free from doubt What doesn't kill me I will rise again [Outro] [sustained guitar feedback, intense vocal ad-libs] I stood my ground Life tried to take me down You won't ever beat me down Life, oh life I'm gonna knock you out I'm gonna, gonna, gonna, gonna, gonna, gonna, gonna, gonna, gonna knock you out 'Cause I stand my ground