Broken Hands

[Verse 1]
I was broken in the hallway
Shoes full of rain
Fake grin on my face
Real hurt in my veins
Mama heard me laughing
Knew it wasn’t right
I’d lock my door tight
Then I’d stare at the night

Came up on scraps
Had to stretch every dime
Heart got bruised early
Too many hard times
Trust got thin
Like a shirt with a tear
I was there in the room
But I wasn’t all there

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to fold
When the weight got loud
Used to talk small
Just to fade in the crowd
Then I got tired
Of being knocked down
Tired of my shadow
Dragging me around

[Chorus]
I was broken
I was broken
Then I stood up
Then I stood up
Look at me now
I’m still open
Still here, still here
I was broken

[Verse 2]
Cold on the bus ride
Palm on the glass
Watching my old life
Fade in the past
Got a few scars
But they read like proof
Every crack in my armor
Let the truth come through

Took one more step
When my knees said stop
Took one deep breath
When the tears first dropped
Started building back
Brick by brick, line by line
If you knew my dark
You’d know my shine

[Pre-Chorus]
I used to fold
When the weight got loud
Used to talk small
Just to fade in the crowd
Then I got tired
Of being knocked down
Tired of my shadow
Dragging me around

[Chorus]
I was broken
I was broken
Then I stood up
Then I stood up
Look at me now
I’m still open
Still here, still here
I was broken

[Bridge]
Don’t call it over
If I’m breathing still
Don’t call me fragile
I got iron in my will
What they left behind
I turned into flame
I kept my own name
I kept my own name

[Final Chorus]
I was broken
I was broken
Then I stood up
Then I stood up
Look at me now
I’m still open
Still here, still here
I was broken