Rust And Recovery

Lyrics

Verse 1
I fed the fire with my own two hands
Sold my name for a cheaper plan
Left that table with a knife in the trust
Made a home out of smoke and dust
You called my phone, I let it ring
Still hear the hurt in the way you sing
Mother kept a chair by the door
But I was gone, I was gone for more

Pre-Chorus
Now the mirror don’t lie to me
Shows every scar I used to leave
I wore that shame like a stolen crown
Then the floor dropped out, took me down

Chorus
I’m clawing back
Out of the black
(I’m clawing back)
From the wreck I made
I burned the bridge
Now I build again
(I build again)
From rust and rain

Verse 2
Empty sink, that shaking hand
Broke my word in a promised land
Friend turned cold when the money ran dry
Couldn’t meet his eyes, couldn’t ask why
One more lie, then another grave
Another night I could not save
I watched the ones I loved step back
Like doors I kicked, then never came back

Pre-Chorus
Now the mirror don’t lie to me
Shows every scar I used to leave
I wore that shame like a stolen crown
Then the floor dropped out, took me down

Chorus
I’m clawing back
Out of the black
(I’m clawing back)
From the wreck I made
I burned the bridge
Now I build again
(I build again)
From rust and rain

Bridge
Hands on the rail, feet in the cold
Learning how to carry what I stole
No more poison, no more disguise
I buried that hunger and watched it die
If you see me shaking, that’s the war
I’m still here, but I’m not that whore
I ask for grace with a battered voice
Then I get up — I get up by choice

Final Chorus
I’m clawing back
Out of the black
(I’m clawing back)
From the wreck I made
I burned the bridge
Now I build again
(I build again)
From rust and rain
I’m still here
And I stand my ground
(I stand my ground)
I was lost, now I’m found