I wake with iron in my lungs A drumbeat under skin Time comes swinging like a blade So I step closer in No velvet mercy, no disguise Just breath and brutal grace I hold the line with open eyes And dare the clock to race Let it grind, let it bite I donβt kneel, I ignite Lifeβs got dignity, I wear it like a crown I donβt beg the dawn for light, I drag it down If the years stack up like walls, I hit them head-on Through this fearsome din, I keep marching on Pride in every scar I own I am not alone The road is rough with broken hours And smoke in every mile But I was raised on storm and stone And hunger with a smile I hear the deep earth in my chest A vow that never bends A bass-born chant that wonβt confess To anything but ends Let it pull, let it strain I turn fear into flame Lifeβs got dignity, I wear it like a crown (I wear it like a crown) I donβt beg the dawn for light, I drag it down If the years stack up like walls, I hit them head-on Through this fearsome din, I keep marching on Pride in every scar I own I am not alone Mmm oh, the wheel keeps turning Mmm oh, I keep returning I wonβt be softened by the passing I wonβt be silenced by the cost Iβll meet the night with teeth bared flashing And lift the names of what weβve lost Lifeβs got dignity, I wear it like a crown Life's got dignity, I wear it like a crown I donβt beg the dawn for light, I drag it down If the years stack up like walls, I hit them head-on Through this fearsome din, I keep marching on Pride in every scar I own I am not alone Hold fast, hold true Time breaks on you Now hold fast, hold true Time is breaking through It keeps turning Oh, the wheel keeps turning Oh, I keep returning Oh weβre pushing through Mmm hold fast, hold true
