[Verse 1] They sold me the bruise Said it was my due A badge of honor, Something I’d live through But the color stuck Felt it in my bones A heavy kind of quiet In empty rooms alone [Pre-Chorus] Say what you want I won't take the bait I'm not a wound You can dress up and name You don't get my break You don't get my skill I don't fold for a script To prove I'm real [Chorus] I carry my own load now Every step, every sound My feet are on solid ground Yeah, I carry my own load now I'm charting my own course now Through the quiet, through the crowd Speaking my truth out loud Yeah, I'm charting my own course now [Verse 2] Old whispers in the shop Got cut at the root I scrubbed that grime off My steel-toe boots Now I move slow, sure No rush, no act I take what I made And I take it back [Pre-Chorus] Say what you want I won't take the bait I'm not a wound You can dress up and name You don't get my break You don't get my skill I don't fold for a script To prove I'm real [Chorus] I carry my own load now Every step, every sound My feet are on solid ground Yeah, I carry my own load now I'm charting my own course now Through the quiet, through the crowd Speaking my truth out loud Yeah, I'm charting my own course now [Bridge] If their love needs proof Or a price I can pay I'm walking away Yeah, I'm walking away I'm not a loose thread To be pulled and then frayed This life I have made Is my own, unafraid [Final Chorus] I carry my own load now Every step, every sound My feet are on solid ground Yeah, I carry my own load now I'm charting my own course now Through the quiet, through the crowd Speaking my truth out loud Yeah, I'm charting my own course now I carry my own load now Every step, every sound This is my block And I don't need saving
