Endurance

Verse 1 I don’t wake up without the ache It still finds me some days But it doesn’t own the morning now It doesn’t get to stay I’ve learned how to carry weight Without letting it pull me down I don’t rush the healing I just stand my ground Pre-Chorus I don’t pretend I’m untouched I don’t wish it away I’ve just learned how to breathe again In the light of another day Chorus I’m still here I still feel I still bend, but I don’t break I don’t erase what I’ve been through I just choose what I’ll take There’s a strength I didn’t ask for But it showed up all the same I’m not the girl I was before But I’m still standing in her name Verse 2 Some nights come back quietly Like they want to test my ground But even when they shake me loose I know how to hold my sound I don’t need to outrun the past I don’t need to prove I’m fine I just let the days keep moving And I move with time Pre-Chorus I’ve learned there’s a softer kind of brave That doesn’t raise its voice It just keeps showing up again And makes the harder choice Chorus I’m still here I still feel I still bend, but I don’t break I don’t erase what I’ve been through I just choose what I’ll take There’s a strength I didn’t ask for But it showed up all the same I’m not the girl I was before But I’m still standing in her name Bridge If you ask me how I made it through I won’t give you something neat I just kept my heart open Even when it hurt to beat There were days I barely held on There were days I held too tight But I never stopped believing In the coming of the light Final Chorus I’m still here And I still love And I still hope without a shield I don’t need to win the war To know what’s real I’ve got scars I won’t apologize for And dreams I still defend I didn’t come back the same as before I came back stronger than I’ve been Outro I didn’t lose myself along the way I learned how to stay.