[Verse] First light cracks through broken blinds I lace my boots, leave doubt behind Calloused fingers, cracked and stained New fight, same old pain [Pre-Chorus] No silver lining in these walls Just echoes where the silence calls [Chorus] Bruised hands, empty pay I’m working out the scars today Counting dreams that slip away But I’m still standing, come what may [Verse] Hammer swings, the rhythm’s raw Sweat and sorrow, hear me roar Every bruise writes what I’ve earned Lessons learned and tables turned [Pre-Chorus] No golden ticket in my grasp But I’m holding on to what I have [Chorus] Bruised hands, empty pay I’m working out the scars today Counting dreams that slip away But I’m still standing, come what may [Bridge] Smoke and whispers, tangled fate I’m the fire they can’t break Silent scream beneath the strain Rising up from pain again [Chorus] Bruised hands, empty pay I’m working out the scars today Counting dreams that slip away But I’m still standing, come what may [Chorus] Bruised hands, empty pay I’m working out the scars today Counting dreams that slip away But I’m still standing, come what may [Outro] Still standing, come what may Still standing, come what may