[Verse 1] I carried the weight through the ash and the rain With a split-open map and a hand on the flame Every locked door had a name I could learn Every cold mile gave me ground to return [Pre-Chorus] You said the summit was out of my reach I kept each hard lesson close as a key [Chorus] I rose from the wreckage, I stood in the sun I held to the promise when everyone ran You watched me break through the wall you had built I made a crown from the stones and the guilt [Verse 2] The old bridge shook under the boots of the few I took your last letter and read it clear through No borrowed victory, no easy way home I built what I needed from steel and from bone [Pre-Chorus] You said the summit was out of my reach I kept each hard lesson close as a key [Chorus] I rose from the wreckage, I stood in the sun I held to the promise when everyone ran You watched me break through the wall you had built I made a crown from the stones and the guilt [Bridge] If I fall, I rise with the ground in my hands If I lose, I return with a stronger plan You can keep every doubt that you threw in my way I have earned the right to be here today [Final Chorus] I rose from the wreckage, I stood in the sun I held to the promise when everyone ran You watched me break through the wall you had built I made a crown from the stones and the guilt I made a crown from the stones and the guilt [Outro] Here I stand Here I stand
