Break Me Open

Verse 1 I wear my scars beneath my skin Like broken glass I've learned to live in Every mirror knows my name But never shows me quite the same I'm tired of swallowing every scream Calling nightmares hopeful dreams If I'm already black and blue What's one more bruise to make it through? Pre-Chorus Don't tell me I'll be fine I've heard it all before I'm standing at the edge Still reaching for the door Chorus Break me open—watch me bleed Find the part that still believes You can bury every light I've known But I won't die here all alone Pull me under, drag me down I'll still be screaming through the sound You can take everything from me But you'll never take what's underneath Verse 2 I've been carrying borrowed shame Like somebody else's name Built my home inside the fire Still somehow I'm climbing higher Every goodbye left a mark Every sunrise found the dark Still my heartbeat won't obey It keeps choosing one more day Pre-Chorus Don't tell me let it go You never held this weight I'm learning how to breathe Before it is too late Chorus Break me open—watch me bleed Find the part that still believes You can bury every light I've known But I won't die here all alone Pull me under, drag me down I'll still be screaming through the sound You can take everything from me But you'll never take what's underneath Bridge I was never made of stone I just learned to stand alone Every crack became a road Every tear became my home So if you hear me breaking now It's only 'cause I'm breaking out Final Chorus Break me open—watch me rise There's still fire in these eyes Every piece you tried to steal Only taught me what is real Pull me under one last time I'll come back louder every night You can burn this world around me But you'll never put out me