Iron Years

Lyrics

Verse 1
I wore that hurt like skin
Every scar got a name
I learned to smile for them
While the bruise stayed the same
Mama saw my eyes go dull
I just said, "I'm fine"
But I been in that cell so long
I forgot the time

Late bills on the table
Cold food in the tray
Same old weight on my chest
Same old mind in chains
I prayed with a shaking jaw
Still the floor stayed hard
Years turned into smoke
And it lived in my heart

Pre-Chorus
Then something cracked inside
Like glass in my hand
I got tired of the dark
I got tired of the plan
If pain was my whole life
Then I was built to break
Now I see the door swing wide
And I know my name

Chorus
I am free now
I am free now
All that pain fell down
I am free now
I am free now
Watch me leave it now (leave it now)

Verse 2
I used to talk to the wall
Like the wall could hear
Used to sleep with my hope
Buried under fear
Hands full of old red dust
From the life I lost
Every tear I never cried
Had a heavy cost

But I found a fire in me
Under all that pain
Found a pulse in my veins
Found a face in rain
Not every wound gets healed
Some just lose their throne
And the chain that fed on me
Had to let me go

Pre-Chorus
Yeah, something cracked inside
Like glass in my hand
I got tired of the dark
I got tired of the plan
If pain was my whole life
Then I was built to break
Now I see the door swing wide
And I know my name

Chorus
I am free now
I am free now
All that pain fell down
I am free now
I am free now
Watch me leave it now (leave it now)

Bridge
I walked through the ash
With my head held high
No more begging the night
For a piece of light
I lost that weight
I lost that chain
I came out the wreck
With a different brain

Final Chorus
I am free now
I am free now
All that pain fell down
I am free now
I am free now
Watch me leave it now (leave it now)
I am free now
I am free now
Whole wide world can see (can see)
I am free now
I am free now
It don't own me anymore