Counting Scars

[Intro] Knocked down once... Knocked down twice... Still here. [Verse 1] Empty streets and an empty room, A dead-end job and a long cold gloom. Watched one life disappear overnight, Held on through another endless night. Doors slammed shut, one after one, Everything lost, nowhere left to run, Miles from home with nowhere to go, Starting from scratch with nothing to show. Dust on my boots, Blood in my veins, I learned how to walk Through the pouring rain! [Pre-Chorus] Every blow said, “Stay down!” Every door said, “Turn around!” But every time they counted me out, I found one more reason to shout — [Chorus] I’m counting scars, not the times I fell! Every mark is a story I can tell! You can take my home, you can take it all! But you’ll never get to watch me crawl! Hit the ground — get back up! Lost it all — still won’t give up! I’m counting scars, One by one. I’m still here! I’m not done... [Verse 2] Cold nights, long roads, nowhere familiar, Faces get farther, the silence gets heavier. Sirens outside, another world gone wrong, Still I kept moving, still I held on. I lost what I loved, I lost what I knew, I watched the old life Disappear from view. No hand to catch me, No road marked clear. Just one more step... Then another step from here. [Pre-Chorus] Every blow said, “Stay down.” Every door said, “Turn around.” But every time they counted me out, I found one more reason to shout — [Chorus] I’m counting scars, not the times I fell! Every mark is a story I can tell! You can take my home, you can take it all! But you’ll never get to watch me crawl! Hit the ground — get back up! Lost it all — still won’t give up! I’m counting scars, One by one. I’m still here! I’m not done! [Bridge] Look at these hands... They've built from nothing. Look at this road... I've walked it alone. You can break the ground Underneath my feet, But as long as I breathe, I march ahead! YOU WANTED ME DOWN! YOU SHOULD'VE MADE SURE I STAYED THERE! YEAH! [Chorus] I’m counting scars, not the times I fell! Every mark is a story I can tell! You can take my home, you can take it all! But you’ll never get to watch me crawl! Hit the ground — get back up! Lost it all — still won’t give up! I’m counting scars, One by one. I’m still here! I’m not done! [Hook] Counting scars! One by one! Counting scars! I’m still here! Counting scars! I’m not done! Counting scars! Yeah, I’m counting scars! [Outro] Count 'em up... Every single one... Still here...