From the recording Nova Rebirth
Lyrics
You thought the silence broke me
Thought the weight would make me crawl
Every rumor, every no
Was another brick in my wall
You mistook my tears for weakness
You mistook my pause for fear
But pressure makes a diamond
And I was forming here
Every stone you threw my way
Only helped me find my place
Knock me down — I multiply
Every scar is my reply
You thought I’d break beneath it all
I was built, built from the fall
Fire tried to take my name
Pain tried to stake its claim
But I’m standing ten feet tall
I was built, built from the fall
I don’t curse the nights I cried
They carved courage in my bones
Every door that slammed behind
Pushed me toward my throne
You can’t stop a rising flame
You can’t cage what’s meant to soar
I don’t just survive the storm
I become the roar
I didn’t crumble
I transformed
Every ending
Was reborn
Knock me down — I multiply
Every scar is my reply
You thought I’d break beneath it all
I was built, built from the fall
Stronger now
Higher now
Watch me rise from it all
You saw ashes.
I saw wings.