Rust on My Knuckles
Lyrics
Verse 1
Wake up with the weight on me
Same old fight in the gray concrete
Head full of noise, hands full of scars
I been in the pit too long, seen too far
Pills in the rearview, blood in my throat
Tried to drown the ache, but it still хот a hold
I was my own cage, my own bad streak
My own cold night, my own weak leak
But I learned that pain don't get the last say
I can take a hit, then I learn my way
I been bent, not broken, still here
Pre-Chorus
Slow work, hard work
One brick at a time
Bad days, long nights
Still I climb
Chorus
Be patient, be patient
The hurt don't stay
Keep working, keep working
You can find your way
Time makes it right
If you do the work
Be patient, be patient
It gets better first
Verse 2
I seen the mirror when it lied to me
Called me lost cause, said no light for me
But I cut that line, took my name back
One small step, then I never went back
Sweat on the floor, rage in my chest
Every clean dawn felt like a test
I don't pray for magic, I pray for reps
For one more day and a few more steps
Friends went ghost, some stayed near
I kept moving when the road got sheer
Now I turn that hurt into fuel
Make a new law: I don't fold, I improve
Pre-Chorus
Slow work, hard work
One brick at a time
Bad days, long nights
Still I climb
Chorus
Be patient, be patient
The hurt don't stay
Keep working, keep working
You can find your way
Time makes it right
If you do the work
Be patient, be patient
It gets better first
Bridge
I know the relapse fear
I know the panic spin
I know the room go small
And the old thoughts win
But I got breath in my lungs
Got one more chance
Got a scar for the proof
Got a reason to dance
Not pretty, not clean
But I made it through
Every bruise on my skin
Say I still move
Final Chorus
Be patient, be patient
The hurt don't stay
Keep working, keep working
You can find your way
Time makes it right
If you do the work
Be patient, be patient
It gets better first
Be patient, be patient
I earned this flame
Keep working, keep working
I won't say I can't
Time makes it right
When you do the work
Be patient, be patient
It gets better first